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J. J. Johnson

1924 - 2001

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J. J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. J. Johnson is the 1,032nd most popular musician (down from 869th in 2019), the 5,383rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,278th in 2019) and the 350th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, J. J. Johnson ranks 1,032 out of 3,175. Before him are Domenico Montagnana, János Starker, Albert Ayler, Freddie Hubbard, Matt Sorum, and Colin Burgess. After him are Marcos Valle, Alexei Lubimov, Juan d'Arienzo, Ray Brown, Linda Perry, and Diana Krall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, J. J. Johnson ranks 260. Before him are Ed Koch, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Dennis Weaver, Qiao Shi, János Starker, and Mike Bongiorno. After him are Colleen Dewhurst, Inji Aflatoun, Karen Harup, Aleksandar Tišma, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Basil Bernstein. Among people deceased in 2001, J. J. Johnson ranks 166. Before him are Sergej Kraigher, Princess Vera Constantinovna of Russia, John Lewis, Pavel Schmidt, Micheline Ostermeyer, and Betty Holberton. After him are Jaromil Jireš, Gloria Foster, Berry Berenson, Simon Slåttvik, Ray Walston, and Nam Sung-yong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. J. Johnson ranks 5,383 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Kane (1904), Mike Bongiorno (1924), The Godfather (1961), Strom Thurmond (1902), Aldo Leopold (1887), and Charles Barkley (1963). After him are Olivia Wilde (1984), IShowSpeed (2005), Wendi McLendon-Covey (1969), Tony Danza (1951), George Bellows (1882), and Edmund Randolph (1753).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, J. J. Johnson ranks 350. Before him are Henry Cowell (1897), Berry Gordy (1929), Zakk Wylde (1967), Albert Ayler (1936), Freddie Hubbard (1938), and Matt Sorum (1960). After him are Ray Brown (1926), Linda Perry (1965), Cecil Taylor (1929), Jack DeJohnette (1942), John Lurie (1952), and Rick James (1948).

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