J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
James Louis "J. J." Johnson was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. He was sometimes credited as Jay Jay Johnson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 January 1924
CountryUnited States of America
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There are no black film composers doing the likes of Star Wars, doing the likes of E.T., doing the likes of Jurassic Park. There are none, nor will there ever be one. That ain't about to happen!
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In those days before hearing Charlie Parker and Dizzy, and before learning of the so-called bebop era--by the way, I have some thoughts about that word, "bebop"--my first jazz hero ever, jazz improvisor hero, was Lester Young. I was a big "Lester Young-oholic," and all of my buddies were Lester Young-oholics. We'd get together and dissect, analyze, discuss, and listen to Lester Young's solos for hours and hours and hours. He was our god.
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There will never come a time when you don't have to practice
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Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions.
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Certainly we would have liked to have gotten that round against Greg. But we're not about to give up. We've got a fast ACDelco Cobalt, and a great team behind it, so we'll go on to Dallas, and keep pecking away at it.
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By that I could tell he was a consistent bowler. His average spoke for itself. I don't think I was taking a chance.
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By creating this culture of fear the administration has been able to charge through with all these different issues, like the (USA) PATRIOT Act, than if the population was a little less frightened.
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He really kept guys on their front foot with his changeup and breaking ball. That was big because we'd been working on those pitches.
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He puzzled those who knew him and worked with him, and who often disagreed violently about his merits and abilities. He puzzles us. No man's mind is so hard to enter and dwell within.
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For that to be the deciding point in the game, I thought it was a tough call.
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If gas prices go up, the consumer is going to be a little tighter than they were.
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Gangs have become a huge issue in the community right now, and everyone needs to be involved in solving that problem.
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I'd rather be a combo because it keeps the defense guessing, ... They never know what's going to happen.