Gene Johnson

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US jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, born 1902 in Hartford, CT, died February 1958 in New York.
From 1930 to 1937 a member of Claude Hopkins orchestra, later played with Chick Webb and Erskine Hawkins. In the 1950s with Machito And His Orchestra.

ALBA

T.B. Blues / High Steppin' Mama Blues

1931, Shellac, 10", Timely Tunes

Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra

Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra

Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra

The Golden Swing Years (1935)

Machito And His Orchestra

1966, Vinyl Electronically Enhanced,

Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Mambo/Rumba/Bop

Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra

Zozoi / Monkey Business

1936, Shellac, 10", Decca

Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra

Trees / Love In Bloom

1935, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Claude Hopkins And His Orchestra

My Gal Sal / Three Little Words

KOMPILACE +

Roots Of Funk (1947-1962)

2015, 3xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Afro-Cuban/Bayou Funk/Boogaloo/Cha-Cha/Cubano/Descarga/Funk/Jazz-Funk/Mambo/Son/Latin Jazz/Soul

The Complete Masters 1941-54

2011, 13xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Universal Music France, Universal Music Classics & Jazz France,

Big Band/Swing/Bop

Mambo Big Bands 1946 - 1957 (New York - Los Angeles - Mexico City - La Havanne)

2009, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

The Kerouac Connection (The Adventures Of Brew Moore)

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings,

Cool Jazz/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz

Live New York City 1982

2007, 3xCD, Comp, Verve Records,

Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal/Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Bossa Nova/Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Spoken Word/Technical/Interview/Big Band/Chicago Blues

The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances

2007, 4xCD, Comp, Disconforme SL, Definitive Records (2),

Machito & His Afro-Cubans

2007, CD, Comp, Mono, Living Era, Living Era,

Mambo/Afro-Cuban Jazz

Roots Of Mambo 1930-1950

2006, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés

The Genius Of Charlie Parker

2005, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, UCJ,

Machito & His Afro Cuban Orchestra*

Mambo Mucho Mambo - The Complete Columbia Masters

Afro-Cuban Jazz

Charlie Parker - Portrait Of A Genius

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Past Perfect Jazz Line,

2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),

Machito And His Afro-Cubans*

Blen, Blen, Blen

2000, CD, Comp, Musica Latina Nostalgia,

Afro-Cuban Jazz

Machito And His Afro-Cubans*

2000, CD, Comp, Musica Latina Nostalgia

"What Kind Of Rhythm Is That?" -- Territory Bands, 1927-1931

2000, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7),

Machito And His Afro-Cubans*

1999, CD, Comp, Musica Latina Nostalgia,

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Mambo

The Transcription Performances 1935

1999, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3)

Ultimate Charlie Parker

Machito And His Afro-Cubans* , Cantan Miguelito Valdes / Graciela / Machito

1997, CD, Comp, Tumbao Cuban Classics

Chico O'Farrill

Cuban Blues: The Chico O'Farrill Sessions

Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band

When Hemp Was Hip

Big Band/Dixieland/Swing

South Of The Border

The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994

1994, 4x CD, Box Set,

Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz/Big Band/Bossa Nova/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Vocal

Monkey Business

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3),

Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955

1993, 3x CD, Box Set,

Big Band/Swing/Dixieland

Chano Pozo & Arsenio Rodriguez With Machito And His Orchestra

Legendary Sessions

1992, CD, Comp, Tumbao Cuban Classics,

Frankie Newton*

Machito And His Afro-Cubans*

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Mambo/Latin Jazz

The Jazz Arranger Volume 1

Bird (The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve)

1930s Jazz Big Bands

Tell Tale (Fusion Band)

Tuna Fish/Another In The Closet

1986, 7", Snitch Records, Inc.

The Sound Of Harlem Volume 2

1986, LP, Comp, Mono, JazzDocument

Cotton Club Stars

Jump Blues/Swing

Bird On Verve - Volume 1

1984, LP, Comp, Verve Records,

Charlie Parker On Verve 1946-1954

1984, 10xLP, Mono + Box, Comp, Verve Records,

Cotton Club Stars

1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues

Big Bands: Big Band Bash

1984, 2x Vinyl,

Machito And His Orchestra Featuring Milt Jackson, Howard McGhee, Brew Moore And Charlie Parker

Machito And His Afro-Cuban Salseros*

Mambo/Latin Jazz

Charlie Parker And His Orchestra

Latin Jazz/Bop/Big Band

Jazz 2: The Grand Piano Family

1976, 5x Vinyl, Box Set,

Tea Pad Songs Volume One

Machito And His Afro-Cubans* With Graciela

The Best Of / Lo Mejor De Machito And His Afro-Cubans With Graciela

Stars Of The Apollo Theatre

1973, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing

Don Redman, Claude Hopkins, Benny Carter, Lucky Millinder

Big Bands Uptown Volume 1 (1931 - 1943)

The Sound Of Harlem

1964, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,

Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop

The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2

1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick,

Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Latin Jazz/Rumba/Mambo

1949, 6x Vinyl,

Bop/Swing/Big Band/Afro-Cuban Jazz

Claude Hopkins And His Roseland Orchestra

He's A Son Of The South / Canadian Capers

Charley Skeete's Orchestra*

Deep Henderson / Tampeekoe

1926, Edison Disc, Edison Records,

The Definitive Charlie Parker (Vol. 8)

LP, Comp, Mono, Metro Records

Frankie Newton*

At The Onyx Club

Machito Y Sus Afro-Cubanas*

7", EP, Seeco, Seeco,

Mambo/Cha-Cha/Bolero

Claude Hopkins 1932-1934

12", Album, Not On Label

Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra*

Jazz With Flip + Bird

The Essential Charlie Parker