Things Are Getting Better All the Time

~ Release by J.J. Johnson & Al Grey (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Soft Winds
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
cover recording of:
Soft Winds (also attributed to Fletcher Henderson) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Art Tatum (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Twenty-Eighth Street Music
4:27
2Let Me See
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
cover recording of:
Let Me See (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Harry “Sweets” Edison
5:46
3Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
instrumental recording of:
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (The New Moon) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
The New Moon: Act I
7:13
4It's Only a Paper Moon
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
instrumental recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:26
5Boy Meets Horn
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
cover recording of:
Boy Meets Horn (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader), Irving Mills and Rex Stewart
3:56
6Things Ain't What They Used to Be
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
instrumental recording of:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
lyricist:
Ted Persons
composer:
Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:
Tempo Music Inc
5:18
7Things Are Getting Better All the Time
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
5:42
8Doncha Hear Me Callin' to Ya
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
co-producer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
producer:
J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29) and J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (from 1983-11-28 until 1983-11-29)
7:30