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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson is credited on 842 releases across 156 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
842
Credits
156
Albums
8
Decades active
165
In collections
Biography
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American drummer and percussionist, born on January 20, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Best known for his work with Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (1959-1963), then became a studio musician in New York where he has performed with The Sun Ra Arkestra, Percy Faith, George Benson, Ben E. King, Jimmy Castor, Mongo Santamaria, Yusef Lateef, Carly Simon and many others.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
842 releases · 156 albums · active 1955–2024
- Performance · 1,017
- Other credits · 51
Studios: A&R Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Atlantic Studios · Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Best Of Carly Simon
1975
Two Headed Freap
1972
Blues In Orbit
1960
Carly Simon
1971
Soul Christmas
1968
Otto Preminger's Anatomy Of A Murder (From The Sound Track Of The Motion Picture)
1959
Gula Matari
1970
Sister Woman
1972
The Gentle Giant
1972
The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra
2010
Blue Benson
1976
The Iron Pot Cooker
1975
Sassy Mama!
1975
Mongo '70
1970
Suite 16
1970
The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra, Vol. I
1965
Plays Hip Hits
1963
In The Beginning 1963-1964
2012
In The Heat Of The Night
1984
The Quintessence
1962
Blue Break Beats Volume Three
1996
Candy Girl
1983
Rockin' Radio
1983
The Ellington Suites
1976
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