Concepts in Blue

1981 studio album by J. J. Johnson
Concepts in Blue
Studio album by
J. J. Johnson
Released1981
RecordedSeptember 23–26, 1980
StudioGroup IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length43:27
LabelPablo Today
2312-123
ProducerJ. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson chronology
Pinnacles
(1979) 		Concepts in Blue
(1981) 		Jackson, Johnson, Brown, & Company
(1983)

Concepts in Blue is an album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, recorded in 1980 for the Pablo Today label and originally released as a CD in 2002.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This is a fun set of straightahead jazz. The colorful frontline obviously enjoyed playing the blues-oriented repertoire and the solos are consistently rewarding. Nothing all that innovative occurs but the results are pleasing".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.

  1. "Blue Nun" - 5:03
  2. "Nermus" - 6:10
  3. "Village Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:07
  4. "Azure" - 6:00
  5. "Coming Home" (Kevin Johnson) - 7:10
  6. "Concepts in Blue" - 7:56
  7. "Mohawk" - 6:01

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Today 2312-100, 2312 Sampler Album series, accessed July 20, 2016
  2. ^ Lord, T., Clark Terry discography, accessed July 20, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Concepts in Blue – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 788. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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