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1981 studio album by J. J. Johnson
Concepts in Blue Released 1981 Recorded September 23–26, 1980 Studio Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA Genre Jazz Length 43 :27 Label Pablo Today 2312-123 Producer J. J. Johnson
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]
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]
All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.
"Blue Nun" - 5:03
"Nermus" - 6:10
"Village Blues" (John Coltrane ) - 5:07
"Azure" - 6:00
"Coming Home" (Kevin Johnson) - 7:10
"Concepts in Blue" - 7:56
"Mohawk" - 6:01
^ Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Today 2312-100, 2312 Sampler Album series , accessed July 20, 2016
^ Lord, T., Clark Terry discography , accessed July 20, 2016
^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Concepts in Blue – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 20, 2016.
^ 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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