Dial J. J. 5 is an album by the J. J. Johnson Quintet which was released on the Columbia label.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing
"Tea Pot" (J. J. Johnson) - 5:34
"Barbados" (Charlie Parker) - 4:37
"In a Little Provincial Town" (Bobby Jaspar) - 4:21
"Cette Chose" (Jaspar) - 3:19
"Blue Haze" (Miles Davis) - 5:12
"Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:48
"So Sorry Please" (Bud Powell) - 4:19
"It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:52
"Bird Song" (Thad Jones) - 5:42
"Old Devil Moon" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) - 6:45
Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC on January 29, 1957 (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9), January 31, 1957 (tracks 2-4) and May 14, 1957 (tracks 1, 7 & 10)
Personnel
J. J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1-6, 9, 10) Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute Tommy Flanagan – piano Wilbur Little – bass Elvin Jones – drums