J.J. Johnson - Almost Like Being in Love (Really Livin')
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J.J. Johnson’s solo on Almost Like Being in Love from the album Really Livin’ (1959). J.J. is widely considered the original bebop master on the trombone. His influence can be heard in every jazz trombone player since his era. This solo is the fastest tempo I have heard J.J. play, so it presents a good chance to clean up your multiple-tonguing technique of choice (J.J. was notoriously a double-tonguer, not a doodle tonguer like Fontana, Rosolino, and many others). It is also a good example of J.J.’s use of musical quotes, nursery rhyme melodies, or ideas that sound familiar but are actually original.
This transcription and many others are available on my YouTube channel:
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J.J. Johnson’s solo on Almost Like Being in Love from the album Really Livin’ (1959). J.J. is widely considered the original bebop master on the trombone. His influence can be heard in every jazz trombone player since his era. This solo is the fastest tempo I have heard J.J. play, so it presents a good chance to clean up your multiple-tonguing technique of choice (J.J. was notoriously a double-tonguer, not a doodle tonguer like Fontana, Rosolino, and many others). It is also a good example of J.J.’s use of musical quotes, nursery rhyme melodies, or ideas that sound familiar but are actually original.
This transcription and many others are available on my YouTube channel:
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J.J. Johnson’s solo on Almost Like Being in Love from the album Really Livin’ (1959). J.J. is widely considered the original bebop master on the trombone. His influence can be heard in every jazz trombone player since his era. This solo is the fastest tempo I have heard J.J. play, so it presents a good chance to clean up your multiple-tonguing technique of choice (J.J. was notoriously a double-tonguer, not a doodle tonguer like Fontana, Rosolino, and many others). It is also a good example of J.J.’s use of musical quotes, nursery rhyme melodies, or ideas that sound familiar but are actually original.
This transcription and many others are available on my YouTube channel: