Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Turnpike Written-By – Jay Jay Johnson*
2	Lover Man Written-By – Ramirez*
3	Get Happy Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler*
4	Sketch 1 Written-By – John Lewis
5	Capri Written-By – Gigi Gryce
6	Jay Written-By – Jay Jay Johnson*
7	Old Devil Moon Written-By – Lane*, Harburg*
8	It's You Or No One Written-By – Styne*, Cahn*
9	Too Marvelous For Words Written-By – Mercer*, Whiting*
10	Coffee Pot Written-By – Jay Jay Johnson*

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Recorded At – WOR Studios
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Charlie Mingus* (tracks: 6 to 10), Percy Heath (tracks: 1 to 5)
• Congas [Conga Drum] – Sabu* (tracks: 6 to 10)
• Design [Cover] – John Hermansader
• Drums – Kenny Clarke
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – John Lewis (tracks: 1 to 5), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 6 to 10)
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Heath (tracks: 1 to 5)
• Trombone – Jay Jay Johnson*
• Trumpet – Clifford Brown (tracks: 1 to 5)

Notes

Tracks 1-5: WOR Studios, NYC, June 22, 1953.
Tracks 6-10: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954.

TOSHIBA-EMI LIMITED

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 1505	US	1955
GXK8032(M), BLP 1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RE, Mono)	Blue Note, Blue Note	GXK8032(M), BLP 1505	Japan	1978
BLP 1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RP)	Blue Note	BLP 1505	US	1957
CDP 7 81505 2	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Blue Note	CDP 7 81505 2	US	1989
BLP 1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note	BLP 1505	France	1983

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