Osie Johnson – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Osie Johnson was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Osie Johnson was born on 11 January 1923 in Washington, D.C. and died on 10 February 1966 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 3 albums, from “Osie's Oasis” (1955) to “The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson” (2001).

James "Osie" Johnson (January 11, 1923, in Washington, D.C. – February 10, 1966, in New York City) was a jazz drummer, arranger and singer.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Osie's Oasis 1955 · Period Records

The Australian Jazz Quintet +1 1957

The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson 2001

Also plays on

Albums where Osie Johnson is credited as a sideman

1954	Sir Charles Thompson and His Band Starring Coleman Hawkins — Sir Charles Thompson and His Band featuring Coleman Hawkins	drums (drum set)
1955	Carmen McRae — Carmen McRae, The Mat Mathews Quartet, The Tony Scott Quartet	drums (drum set)
1955	Trombone for Two — J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding	drums (drum set)
1955	Basically Duke — Oscar Pettiford	drums (drum set)
1955	This Is Chris — Chris Connor featuring Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Ralph Sharon, Herbie Mann, Joe Puma, Osie Johnson, Milt Hinton	drums (drum set)
1955	Helen Merrill — Helen Merrill	instruments
1955	East Coast - West Coast Scene — Al Cohn And His "Charlie's Tavern" Ensembleand Shorty Rogers And His Augmented "Giants"	drums (drum set)
1955	Bennie Green Blows His Horn — Bennie Green	drums (drum set)
1956	The Hawk in Hi-Fi — Coleman Hawkins with Billy Byers & His Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1956	Zoot! — Zoot Sims	drums (drum set)
1956	Jay & Kai + 6 — Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson	drums (drum set)
1956	Dedicated Jazz — Rex Stewart / Peanuts Hucko	drums (drum set)
1956	Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer — Jimmy Raney	drums (drum set)
1956	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra — Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1956	A Musical Offering by Don Elliott — Don Elliott	drums (drum set)
1957	The Swingin’ Miss “D” — Dinah Washington with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1957	Music for Brass — Gunther Schuller, John Lewis, Jimmy Giuffre, J.J. Johnson; Dimitri Mitropoulos, Gunther Schuller	drums (drum set)
1957	Birdland Dream Band, Volume 2 — Maynard Ferguson	drums (drum set)
1957	Brookmeyer — Bobby Brookmeyer	drums (drum set)
1957	From A to Z — Al Cohn / Zoot Sims Sextet	drums (drum set)
1957	The Volcanic — Candido	drums (drum set)
1957	In Three Attitudes — Jimmy Raney	drums (drum set)
1958	Lady in Satin — Billie Holiday	drums (drum set)
1958	Legrand Jazz — Michel Legrand	drums (drum set)
1958	Soul — Coleman Hawkins	drums (drum set)
1958	Street Swingers — Bob Brookmeyer	drums (drum set)
1958	A Jazz Date With Chris Connor — Chris Connor	drums (drum set)
1958	Callin' the Blues — Tiny Grimes & J.C. Higginbotham	drums (drum set)
1958	Gigi Gryce — Gigi Gryce	drums (drum set)
1958	Locking Horns — Joe Newman/Zoot Sims	drums (drum set)

Historic 78 rpm records

Jacquet's Dilemma Illinois Jacquet and his orchestra · Johnson · Jacquet · Illinois… · 1955 archive.org ↗
Saph Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra · Acea · Jacquet · Illinois… · 1955 archive.org ↗