Goodies (J. J. Johnson album)

Goodies
Studio album by J. J. Johnson
Released	1966
Recorded	July 12, 13, 19 & 20, 1965 RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	RCA Victor LPM/LSP 3458
Producer	Jack Somer
J. J. Johnson chronology
J.J.! (1964) Goodies (1965) Broadway Express (1965)

Goodies is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger J. J. Johnson with a big band recorded in 1965 for the RCA Victor label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny observed "Goodies captures J.J. Johnson's mid-'60s big band in full gallop. ...the music marries the nimble grooves of soul-jazz with the big, bold sensibilities of swing to stunning effect. Mastering adrenaline and atmosphere with equal aplomb, the music shifts effortlessly from powder keg dance melodies to lush, luminous ballad".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except as indicated

1. "Feeling Good" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) - 2:25
2. "The Seventh Son" (Willie Dixon) - 2:42
3. "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) - 2:45
4. "Pense à Moi" (Maurice "Bugs" Bower, Jack Wolf, Jaques Datin) - 2:02
5. "008" - 2:06
6. "In the Name of Love" (Estelle Levitt, Kenny Rankin) – 2:03
7. "G'won Train" (Patricia Brown) - 2:57
8. "No Particular Place to Go" (Chuck Berry) - 2:10
9. "Água de Beber" (Jobim, de Moraes, Gimbel) - 2:28
10. "Incidental Blues" - 2:40
11. "I'm All Smiles" (Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin) - 1:57
12. "Billy Boy" - 2:51

• Recorded at RCA Victor's Studio A in New York City on July 12, 1965 (tracks 4 & 9), July 13, 1965 (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 11), July 19, 1965 (tracks 2, 6 & 8) and July 20, 1965 (tracks 5, 10 & 12)

Personnel

• J. J. Johnson - trombone, arranger
• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Alan Raph, Tony Studd (tracks 1, 3, 7, 11) – bass trombone
• Ray Sterling - mellophone
• Jerome Richardson - alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
• Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (tracks 4, 5, 9, 12) - reeds, flute
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, flute, bass clarinet (tracks 1-3, 6-8 & 11)
• Barry Galbraith (tracks 2, 6 & 8), Carl Lynch (tracks 2, 6 & 8), Bucky Pizzarelli (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 & 11) - guitar
• Dick Hyman - piano, arranger (tracks 5, 10 & 12)
• Richard Davis - bass
• Sol Gubin (tracks 2, 6 & 8), Ossie Johnson (tracks 5, 10 & 12), Bob Rosengarden (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 & 11) - drums
• Doug Allen (tracks 4 & 9), John Pacheco (tracks 4 & 9), Phil Kraus (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 11), Warren Smith (tracks 2, 6, 8) - Percussion
• Marlene VerPlanck (tracks 4 & 9), Ossie Johnson (tracks 2, 6 & 8) - vocals
• Unidenified choir - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7 & 11)
• Billy Byers (tracks 4 & 9), Slide Hampton (tracks 2, 6 & 8) - arranger

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