Really Livin'
| Really Livin' | ||||
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| Studio album by The J. J. Johnson Sextet | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | March 18, 19, and 24, 1959 Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 1383/CS 8178 | |||
| Producer | Bob Morgan and Irving Townsend | |||
| J. J. Johnson chronology | ||||
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Really Livin is an album recorded by the J. J. Johnson Sextet which was released on the Columbia label.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]
Track listing
- "Me Too" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:00
- "Decision" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:50
- "I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)[5] - 4:10
- "Red Cross" (Charlie Parker) - 2:45
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:45
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 4:10
- "Sidewinder" (Johnson) - 7:05
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:18
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:27
Personnel
- J. J. Johnson – trombone
- Nat Adderley – cornet
- Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Spanky DeBrest – bass
- Albert Heath – drums
References
- ^ Discogs album entry accessed July 18, 2016
- ^ Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 9: CL 1300-1399 (1959-1960), accessed July 18, 2016
- ^ The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions - Liner Notes, accessed July 18, 2016
- ^ a b Really Livin' – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Duke Ellington: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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