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Budd Johnson

United States • 1910-12-14 – 1984-10-20

Budd Johnson is credited on 1,500 releases across 446 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,500

Pressings credited

446

Albums

8

Decades active

159

In collections

Biography

Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III (December 14, 1910 – October 20, 1984) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist who worked extensively with, among others, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Count Basie, Billie Holiday and, especially, Earl Hines.

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Credited work

1,500 releases · 446 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,336
  • Other credits · 195
  • Production · 1

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Birdland · Webster Hall · A&R Studios

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