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Alphonso Johnson
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Guitarists · b. 1951

Alphonso Johnson

American musician

Born
2 February 1951
Philadelphia
Country
United States
Active
1970–
Record labels
Epic Records
Discography
4 albums

Biography

Alphonso Johnson is a jazz musician who plays guitar, bass instrument, bass guitar and Chapman Stick. Alphonso Johnson was born on 2 February 1951 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: Epic Records. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “Moonshadows” (1976) to “Metaphors” (2017).

Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock and jazz acts including Santana, Phil Collins, members of the Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock, Jeffrey Osborne and Chet Baker.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Moonshadows 1976 · Epic Yesterdays Dreams 1976 · Epic Spellbound 1977 · Epic
Metaphors 2017

Also plays on

Albums where Alphonso Johnson is credited as a sideman

1972 The Raven Speaks — Woody Herman electric bass guitar
1974 Mysterious Traveller — Weather Report bass
1975 Tale Spinnin’ — Weather Report electric bass guitar
1975 The Aura Will Prevail — George Duke bass guitar, bass
1976 Black Market — Weather Report electric bass guitar
1976 Velvet Darkness — Allan Holdsworth bass
1976 Liberated Fantasies — George Duke bass
1976 Open Your Eyes You Can Fly — Flora Purim bass, double bass
1977 You Can’t Go Home Again — Chet Baker electric bass guitar, double bass
1977 Slaves Mass — Hermeto Pascoal electric bass guitar
1977 Captain Fingers — Lee Ritenour bass
1977 Heads — Bob James bass
1977 Encounter — Flora Purim bass
1978 Electric Guitarist — John McLaughlin bass synthesizer, bass
1978 Just Family — Dee Dee Bridgewater bass
1978 Inner Conflicts — Billy Cobham bass
1978 Everyday Everynight — Flora Purim bass
1978 Alivemutherforya — Billy Cobham bass
1979 Bad for Me — Dee Dee Bridgewater bass
1979 Touching You...Touching Me — Airto arranger
1979 Street Life — The Crusaders bass
1980 Rhapsody and Blues — The Crusaders bass
1981 Face Value — Phil Collins bass guitar, bass
1986 Hideaway — Stanley Clarke bass guitar
1988 The Colours of Life — Airto Moreira / Flora Purim electric bass guitar
1994 Passages — Frank Gambale bass
1995 Thinking Out Loud — Frank Gambale bass
2010 Bom tempo — Sérgio Mendes bass guitar
2011 Live in Berlin 1975 — Weather Report electric bass guitar

Member of

Weather Report 1970– · American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Alphonso Johnson play?

Alphonso Johnson is known for playing guitar, bass instrument, bass guitar and Chapman Stick.

When and where was Alphonso Johnson born?

Alphonso Johnson was born 2 February 1951 in Philadelphia.

What are Alphonso Johnson's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Moonshadows (1976), Yesterdays Dreams (1976) and Spellbound (1977).

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