Osie Johnson – Biografia, discografia e strumenti

Biografia

Osie Johnson è stato un musicista jazz (batteria). Nato il 11 gennaio 1923 a Washington, morto il 10 febbraio 1966 a New York. Lo stile è di solito associato a jazz. La discografia qui comprende 3 album, da «Osie's Oasis» (1955) a «The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson» (2001).

Osie Johnson, pseudonimo di James Osle Johnson (Washington, 11 gennaio 1923 – New York, 10 febbraio 1966), è stato un batterista, cantante e compositore statunitense. Batterista perfetto sia nel senso del tempo, del timbro e dello swing, pur non essendo tra i batteristi più virtuosi, pose la proprià sobrietà professionale al servizio dei più grandi jazzisti che non esitarono a richiedere la sua collaborazione come prezioso sideman di sessione.

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Discografia

Album in studio e dal vivo

Osie's Oasis 1955 · Period Records

The Australian Jazz Quintet +1 1957

The Happy Jazz Of Osie Johnson 2001

Suona anche in

Album in cui Osie Johnson compare come 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)

Dischi storici a 78 giri

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 ↗