Bud’s Blues – 1987
J.J. Johnson and Richard Davis
A trombone-bass duet by two masters
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J.J. Johnson (1924-2001) was one of the greatest trombonists of all time, a masterful technician who in the mid-1940s showed other trombonists (by example) how to play bebop on his potentially awkward horn.
Richard Davis, who was born in 1930, has been a virtuosic and very versatile bassist for over 70 years.
The two teamed up for “Bud’s Blues” while on a European tour with the Nat Adderley Quintet in 1987, and the results are lightly swinging, subtle, and witty.
-Scott Yanow
