Biography
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.
Filmography
all 12
Movies 10
TV Shows 2
Creator 1
Director 1
self 1
Creator
Chirp (2015)
TV
Director
Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014)
TV
Self
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)
Movie
Composer
Murder Me, Murder You (1983)
Movie
Composer
Street Killing (1976)
Movie
Composer
Crunch (1976)
Movie
Music
Willie Dynamite (1974)
Movie
Composer
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Movie
6
Composer
Across 110th Street (1972)
Movie
Composer
Top of the Heap (1972)
Movie
Composer
Shaft (1971)
Movie
5.33
Composer
Man and Boy (1971)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.23
Based on 36.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1972
1976
1997
2015
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1924-01-22
Deathday2001-02-04 (77 years old)
Birth NameJames Louis Johnson
Birth PlaceIndianapolis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJay Jay Johnson
AwardsPaul Acket Award, NEA Jazz Masters
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