Jimmy Johnson (born 1956) is an American bass guitarist best known for his work with

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

, Allan Holdsworth, and Flim & the BB's. Raised in a rich musical environment, his father was a 47-year member of the Minnesota Orchestra's bass section, his mother a piano teacher and accompanist, and his brother

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

is also a professional bassist. In 1976, Johnson worked with Alembic and GHS to create one of the first 5-string bass guitars with a low B string. Living in the Los Angeles area since 1979, Johnson continues to record and tour with singer-songwriter

and also appears with various groups at

The Baked Potato The Baked Potato is a prominent jazz club on Cahuenga Boulevard in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, opened by Don Randi (father of bassist Leah Randi) in 1970. Randi formed his own group, Don Randi and Quest, as the house band. Over the year ...

jazz club in

Studio City, California Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 192 ...

Selected discography

* 3rd Matinee – ''Meanwhile'' (1994) *

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated in ...

– ''

Night Sessions ''Night Sessions'' is the fourth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. This is his first album to be released by Columbia Records on October 2, 2001. Track listing Personnel * Chris Botti – trumpet (1, 2, 3, 5-12) * Kipper – key ...

'' (2001 – six tracks) *

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

– ''

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'' (1992 – two tracks) * Phil Buckle – ''Custom Made'' (2022) *

Dewa Budjana I Dewa Gede Budjana (born August 30, 1963) is an Indonesian guitarist, songwriter and composer. He is the lead guitarist and songwriter of the band Gigi. Budjana's style changed dramatically to jazz as he got to know John McLaughlin, Pat Meth ...

– ''Joged Kahyangan'' (2012), ''Surya Namaskar'' (2014) *

Dori Caymmi Dorival "Dori" Tostes Caymmi (born 26 August 1943) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and producer. Biography Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro to parents who were musicians, his father Dorival Caymmi a composer and his mot ...

– ''Dori Caymmi'' (1988), ''Brazilian Serenata'' (1991) *

Billy Childs William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an award-winning American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States. Early life When he was sixteen he attended the Community School of the Performing ...

– ''Take For Example This'' (1988), ''Twilight Is Upon Us'' (1989), ''His April Touch'' (1991 – three tracks), ''I've Known Rivers'' (1994), ''Lyric'' (2005) *

Luis Conte Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began ...

– ''La Cocina Caliente'' (1988), ''Black Forest'' (1989), ''Marimbula'' (2007), ''Two Worlds'' (2010) *

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

– ''...this is now'' (1991 – two tracks) * DNA –

Rick Derringer Rick Derringer (born Richard Dean Zehringer; August 5, 1947) is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the 1960s as founding member of his band, the McCoys. Their debut single, "Hang on Sloopy", was ...

and

Carmine Appice Carmine Appice ( , born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's ...

– ''Party Tested'' (1983) * Flim & the BB's – ''Flim & The BB's'' (1978), ''Tricycle'' (1983), ''Tunnel'' (1984), ''Big Notes'' (1985), ''Neon'' (1987), ''The Further Adventures...'' (1988), ''New Pants'' (1990), ''Vintage/best of'' (2010), ''This Is A Recording'' (1992), ''Tricycle'' (

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reissue) (1999) * Fra Lippo Lippi - '' Light and Shade'' (1987 - three tracks) *

Brandon Fields Brandon David Fields (born May 21, 1984) is a former American football punter who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Michigan State University, and earned consensus All-American honors. He ...

– ''The Traveler'' (1988), ''Other Places'' (1989) * The

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the '' Modern ...

Band – ''Gadditude'' (2013), ''70 Strong'' (2015), '' Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY'' (2016), ''Steve Gadd Band'' (2018) * Stan Getz – ''Apasionado'' (1990) *

Don Grusin Don Grusin (born April 22, 1941) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer. He is the younger brother of Dave Grusin. Career Don Grusin grew up in Littleton, Colorado. His father, a native of Latvia, was a classical violinis ...

– ''Raven'' (1990) *

Allen Hinds Allen Hinds (born 1956) is an American guitarist, who has recorded or performed with Natalie Cole, BeBe & CeCe Winans, The Crusaders, Hiroshima, Roberta Flack, Randy Crawford, Bobby Caldwell, James Ingram, Marilyn Scott, Eric Marienthal, Marc ...

– ''Fact Of The Matter'' (2005), ''Falling Up'' (2008), ''Monkeys and Slides'' (2011), ''Fly South'' (2016) *

Roger Hodgson Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman and founding member of progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the band’ ...

– ''In the Eye of the Storm'' (1984 – two tracks) * Allan Holdsworth – ''I.O.U. Live'' (1984), ''

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'' (1985), '' Atavachron'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1992), ''

All Night Wrong ''All Night Wrong'' is the first official live album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 2002 through Sony Music Entertainment Japan and in 2003 through Favored Nations Entertainment (United States). Track listing Personnel *Allan Hol ...

'' (2002), '' Then!'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), ''Tales From The Vault'' (2016 – one track only), ''

Live in Japan 1984 ''Live in Japan 1984'' is a live album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth that was released by Manifesto Records in 2018. The first thousand copies of this CD were released with a DVD of the performance filmed for Japanese television, which also in ...

'' (2018) *

Steve Hunt Steven Hunt (born 1958) is an American jazz pianist and composer. He has released two studio albums, recorded extensively, and toured the world. Music career In 1977, Hunt graduated from Brazoswood High School in Clute, Texas. He then atten ...

- ''Connections'' (2021 - two tracks) * Gary Husband – ''Dirty & Beautiful, Vol. 1'' (2010), ''Dirty & Beautiful, Volume 2'' (2011) * Elton John – ''

The Road To El Dorado ''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron a ...

'' (2000 – three tracks) * Wayne Johnson – ''Arrowhead'' (1980), ''Grasshopper'' (1983), ''Everybody's Painting Pictures'' (1984), ''Spirit of the Dancer'' (1988) * Karizma – ''Cuba'' (1986), ''Arms of Love'' (1989), ''Perfect Harmony'' (2012 – 10 tracks) * Oz Noy – Fuzzy (2007) *

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Fin ...

– '' Whispers and Promises'' (1989 – two tracks) * Michael Landau – ''Tales From The Bulge'' (1990), ''Live 2000'' (2000), ''Live'' (2006), ''Liquid Quartet Live'' (2020) *

Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also mai ...

– ''Gagged But Not Bound'' (1987) *

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

– ''December'' (1998) *

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awa ...

– ''Eberhard'' (2021) *

Sérgio Mendes Sérgio Santos Mendes (; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for ...

– ''Confetti'' (1984 – two tracks), ''Arara'' (1989), ''Brasileiro'' (1992 – two tracks), ''Oceano'' (1996) *

Vince Mendoza Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band K� ...

– ''Nights on Earth'' (2011) *

Dominic Miller Dominic James Miller (born 21 March 1960) is an Argentine-born guitarist. With much of his career as a sideman and guitarist for singer Sting, he has also released several solo albums. Career Miller was born in Hurlingham, Argentina to an Iris ...

– ''5th House'' (2010) * Nahuel Pennisi – ''Feliz'' (2017) * Simon Phillips – ''Symbiosis'' (1995) *

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– '' Moonbabies'' (2002), '' Quantum'' (2007) *

Michel Polnareff Michel Polnareff (born 3 July 1944, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a French singer-songwriter, who was popular in France from the mid-1960s until the early 1990s with his penultimate original album, ''Kāma-Sūtra''. He is still criticall ...

– ''Enfin!'' (2018) * Porcupine – ''Look, But Don't Touch'' (1993) *

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,Staff"Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Gui ...

– '' This Is Me'' (1990 - two tracks) *

The Rippingtons The Rippingtons are an American contemporary jazz group, mainly relating to the genres smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz pop, and crossover jazz. Formed in 1985 by guitarist and band leader Russ Freeman, their career has spanned more than three de ...

– ''Moonlighting'' (1986), ''20th Anniversary'' (2006) * Lee Ritenour – ''

Harlequin Harlequin (; it, Arlecchino ; lmo, Arlechin, Bergamasque pronunciation ) is the best-known of the '' zanni'' or comic servant characters from the Italian '' commedia dell'arte'', associated with the city of Bergamo. The role is traditional ...

'' (1985), '' Earth Run'' (1986), '' Color Rit'' (1989), ''Collection'' (1991) *

Draco Rosa Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rosa originally garnered fame ...

– ''Frío'' (1994), ''Songbirds and Roosters'' (1998) *

Vonda Shepard Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, music director and actress. She appeared as a regular in the television show '' Ally McBeal'', as a resident performer in the bar where the show's characters drank, danced and c ...

– ''The Radical Light'' (1992) * Derek Sherinian – ''Inertia'' (2001), ''Oceana'' (2011), ''The Phoenix'' (2020 - three tracks) *

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by NPR is an American singer and songwriter. < ...

– ''Susie Suh'' (2005) *

– ''

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'' (1991), '' Live'' (1993), '' Hourglass'' (1997), '' October Road'' (2002), ''

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'' (2004, 2006 – three tracks), '' Covers'' (2008), ''

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'' (EP) (2009), '' Before This World'' (2015), '' American Standard'' (2020 - one track) *

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– ''Blue Tav'' (1990 – three tracks) * Sadao Watanabe – ''Maisha'' (1985) * Ernie Watts – ''Musician'' (1985) *

Chad Wackerman Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer, who has played with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth. He has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and leader of his own ensembles. He is th ...

– '' Forty Reasons'' (1991), '' The View'' (1993), '' Dreams Nightmares and Improvisations'' (2012) * Roger Waters – ''

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'' (1992) *

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– ''Who Am I'' (1988 – four tracks) *

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– ''Renaissance'' (2004) Selected individual tracks: *

Peter Cetera Peter Paul Cetera ( ; born September 13, 1944) is an American retired musician best known for being a lead vocalist and the bassist of the rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985, before launching a successful solo career. His ...

– "Even A Fool Can See" from the album ''World Falling Down'' *

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

– "If I Could" from the album ''My World'' * Al Jarreau – "Something You Said" from the album ''Tomorrow Today'' * Madonna – "

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" – (from the soundtrack of the film ''With Honors'') *

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– "That's The Way She Loves" from the album ''Warm Your Heart'' * Rod Stewart – " Broken Arrow" from the album ''

Vagabond Heart ''Vagabond Heart'' is the sixteenth studio album by British recording artist Rod Stewart, released on 26 March 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 10 in the US, and reached No. 2 in the UK. The album features five singles, amon ...

References

External links

Jimmy Johnson Entry on the Europe Jazz Network
* Jimmy Johnson at Allmusic {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jimmy Living people Guitarists from Minnesota 1956 births American male bass guitarists Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Flim & the BB's members