Jimmy Johnson (bassist)

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Jimmy Johnson is a bass player who can be heard with a very wide range of artists, including Allan Holdsworth and James Taylor, as well as his own work with Flim & the BB's. Johnson has also appeared on keyboardist Derek Sherinian solo albums Inertia (2001) and Blood of the Snake (2006). He also appears on Planet X's MoonBabies (2002) and new Planet X release Quantum scheduled for 2007.

Johnson is from a musical family. His father played bass for the Minnesota Orchestra, his mother was a church organist, and his brother Gordy is also a professional musician. Raised near Wayzata, Minnesota, he played in prominent local bands D.E.B.B. Johnson (where he met Flim and the BB's keyboardist Bill Barber) and Rise and Shine during the early 70's.

Johnson made bass history when, in 1976, he worked with Alembic to create the first 5 string bass with low B string.

[edit] Selected Discography

With Flim & the BB's:

Flim & the BB's (1978)
Tricycle (1983)
Tunnel (1984)
Big Notes (1985)
Neon (1987)
The Further Adventures of Flim & the BB's (1988)
New Pants (1990)
Vintage/best of (1992)
This Is A Recording (1992)
Tricycle (SACD reissue) (1999)

Other Recordings:

Dori Caymmi - Dori Caymmi (1988), Brasilian Serenata (1991)
Billy Childs - Take For Example This (1988), Twilight Is Upon Us (1989), His April Touch (1991 - three tracks)
Luis Conté - La Cocina Caliente (1988), Black Forest (1989)
Pat Coil - Steps (1990), Just Ahead (1992)
Eddie Daniels - ...this is now (1991 - two tracks)
Brandon Fields - The Traveler (1988), Other Places (1989)
Stan Getz - Apasionado (1990)
Don Grusin - Raven (1990)
Roger Hodgson - In the Eve of the Storm (1984 - two tracks)
Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue (1985), Atavachron (1986), Sand (1987), Secrets (1989), Wardenclyffe Tower (1992)
The Wayne Johnson Trio - Arrowhead (1980), Grasshopper (1983), Everybody's Painting Pictures (1984), Spirit of the Dancer (1988)
Karizma - Cuba (1986), Arms of Love (1989)
Earl Klugh - Whispers and Promises (1989 - two tracks)
Michael Landau - Tales From The Bulge (1990)
Albert Lee - Gagged But Not Bound (1987)
Kenny Loggins - December (1998)
Sergio Mendes - Confetti (1984 -two tracks), Arara (1989), Brasileiro (1992 - two tracks)
Simon Phillips - Symbiosis (1995)
Porcupine - Look, But Don't Touch (1993)
The Rippingtons - Moonlighting (1986)
Lee Ritenour - Harlequin (1985), Earth Run (1986), Color Rit (1989), Collection (1991)
Sahashi - Trust Me (1994 - two tracks, Japan)
Dan Siegel - The Gateway (3 tracks)
Vonda Shepard - The Radical Light (1992)
James Taylor - New Moon Shine (1991), James Taylor Live (1993), Hourglass (1997)
Steve Tavaglione - Blue Tav (1990 - three tracks)
Sadao Watanabe - Maisha (1985)
Ernie Watts - Musician (1985)
Chad Wackerman - Forty Reasons (1991), The View (1993)
Roger Waters - Amused to Death (1991)