''The Yokohama Concert'' is a live album by jazz trombonist

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

and trumpeter

Nat Adderley Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years. Adderley's composition " ...

recorded in 1977 for the Pablo Live label and originally released as a double LP.Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Live 2308-200, 2620-100, 2640-100 series
accessed July 20, 2016

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow observed "The music is challenging and well-played if not overly exciting, but it did result in J.J. Johnson returning to a much busier schedule as a trombonist again".

Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted. # "Horace" - 6:57 # "Cyclops" (Nat Adderley) - 6:18 # "Why Not" - 8:34 # "Splashes" - 7:18 # "It Happens" (Tony Dumas) - 10:02 # "Work Song" (Adderley) - 6:00 # "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 9:44 # "Jevin" - 5:16 # "Lament" - 3:21 # "Hummin'" (Adderley) - 8:27 # "Melodee" - 8:51

Personnel

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

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 ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

*Tony Dumas -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Kevin Johnson -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yokohama Concert, The 1978 live albums Pablo Records live albums J. J. Johnson live albums Nat Adderley live albums Albums produced by Norman Granz