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Budd Johnson

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

Budd Johnson is credited on 1,499 releases across 448 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,499

Credits

448

Albums

8

Decades active

177

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Biography

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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and singer
Born December 14, 1910 in Dallas, Texas, died October 20, 1984 of a heart attack in Kansas City, Missouri
Brother of jazz trombonist Keg Johnson, father of doo wop singer Bud Johnson, and grandfather of Hip-Hop artist Prodigy. During the 1930's he was the director of the Earl Hines orchestra. In the 1940's he wrote arrangements for the big bands of Billy Eckstine, Boyd Raeburn, Woody Herman and others. He was also involved with the early bebop movement.

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1,499 releases · 448 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,335
  • Other credits · 195
  • Production · 1

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

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