Proof Positive

J. J. Johnson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 5, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: GRP Records
• ASIN: B000003N75
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,401 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Neo

2. Gloria [#]

3. Stella by Starlight

4. Minor Blues

5. My Funny Valentine

6. Blues Waltz

7. Lullaby of Jazzland

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars J.J. solos at his hard driving, infectious best., April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Proof Positive (Audio CD)

I first picked up this album on vinyl (mono no less) well over 30 years ago. I still have and cherish it. I was an aspiring trombonist, and as a kid I'd heard about J.J. Johnson. He was the best there was with a slide. The jazz I heard was infectious, lively, inspiring. J.J. gives us some of the finest trombone improvizations I've ever heard in my many years of listening to jazz. I still can't play trombone, but I know a great one when it's played. This is it!

Just turn down the lights, turn up the volume or put on the headphones. Immerse yourself in the building, swelling interpretation J.J. gives. Like good classical music, this isn't simply to be "heard" as background music. Dive into it and let it take you for the ride of your life. His work on Neo, Minor Blues and Blues Waltz are unforgettable.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars J.J. solos at his hard driving, infectious best., April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Proof Positive (Audio CD)

I first picked up this album on vinyl (mono no less) well over 30 years ago. I still have and cherish it. I was an aspiring trombonist, and as a kid I'd heard about J.J. Johnson. He was the best there was with a slide. The jazz I heard was infectious, lively, inspiring. J.J. gives us some of the finest trombone improvizations I've ever heard in my many years of listening to jazz. I still can't play trombone, but I know a great one when it's played. This is it!

Just turn down the lights, turn up the volume or put on the headphones. Immerse yourself in the building, swelling interpretation J.J. gives. Like good classical music, this isn't simply to be "heard" as background music. Dive into it and let it take you for the ride of your life. His work on Neo, Minor Blues and Blues Waltz are unforgettable.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of J.J.'s Finest Sides, August 17, 2008

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Stringbender - See all my reviews

This review is from: Proof Positive (Audio CD)

You can't go wrong here, as this CD is brilliant from start to finish. JJ's accomplishments only become more impressive with the passage of time, and this is as good a place as any to enjoy the depth of his musical gifts.