Concepts in Blue is an album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, recorded in 1980 for the Pablo Today label and originally released as a CD in 2002.Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Today 2312-100, 2312 Sampler Album series, accessed July 20, 2016Lord, T., Clark Terry discography, accessed July 20, 2016
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This is a fun set of straightahead jazz. The colorful frontline obviously enjoyed playing the blues-oriented repertoire and the solos are consistently rewarding. Nothing all that innovative occurs but the results are pleasing".
Track listing All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted. "Blue Nun" - 5:03 "Nermus" - 6:10 "Village Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:07 "Azure" - 6:00 "Coming Home" (Kevin Johnson) - 7:10 "Concepts in Blue" - 7:56 "Mohawk" - 6:01
Personnel J. J. Johnson - trombone Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone Victor Feldman - vibraphone, keyboards (tracks 1 & 5) Billy Childs (track 6), Pete Jolly (tracks 2–4 & 7) - keyboards Ray Brown (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Tony Dumas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - bass Kevin Johnson - drums
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