Osie Johnson

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James "Osie" Johnson (January 11, 1923, in Washington, D.C. – February 10, 1966 in New York City) was a jazz drummer, arranger and singer.

He first worked with Sabby Lewis and then, after service in the United States Navy freelanced for a time in Chicago. From 1951 to 1953 he worked in Earl Hines's band.[1]

He can be heard on albums by Paul Gonsalves, Zoot Sims, and Mose Allison. He recorded an album as a singer, "A Bit of the Blues," and had arranged at a "hit" for singer Dinah Washington. His final recordings as a singer were on a J. J. Johnson album, now compiled as a collection called Goodies.

Television Appearances

In 1957, Johson appeared with Thelonious Monk and Ahmed Abdul-Malik on The Sound of Jazz.[2]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Kenny Burrell

With Arnett Cobb

With Art Farmer

With Curtis Fuller

With Bennie Green

With Tiny Grimes

With Lionel Hampton

With Johnny Hartman

With Coleman Hawkins

With Langston Hughes

With J. J. Johnson

  • Goodies (RCA, 1965)

With Mundell Lowe

With Junior Mance

With Phineas Newborn, Jr.

  • Phineas Newborn Plays Jamaica (September 7, 8 & 9, 1957) (RCA Victor LPM 1589)

With Oscar Pettiford

  • Another One, 1955

With Bud Powell

  • Blues for Bud (Columbia, 1958)

With Shirley Scott

  • Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964)

With Zoot Sims

With Sonny Stitt

With Sylvia Syms

With Billy Taylor

With Ben Webster

With Frank Wess

References

  1. ↑ All Music
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRUWtrgTpcs

External links

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