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American jazz guitarist (born 1954)
Henry Johnson
Born (1954-01-28 ) January 28, 1954 (age 70) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Genres
Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Guitar Labels
MCA Website
www .henryjohnsonjazz .com
Musical artist
Henry Johnson (born January 28, 1954) is an American
jazz guitarist from Chicago.
Career
Johnson was born in Chicago on January 28, 1954, and grew up in Memphis.
[1] He started playing the guitar at the age of 12, teaching himself.
[1] He played various styles of music until hearing
Wes Montgomery ignited an interest in jazz.
[1] He entered
Indiana University in 1973.
[2]
Johnson has worked with
Hank Crawford ,
Freddie Hubbard ,
Ramsey Lewis , Norman Simmons,
Jimmy Smith ,
Sonny Stitt ,
Stanley Turrentine ,
Joe Williams , and
Nancy Wilson .
[2] He has led his own bands since 1982.
[1]
Discography
As leader
You're the One (MCA Impulse!, 1986)
Future Excursions (MCA Impulse!, 1988)
Never Too Much (
MCA , 1990)
New Beginnings (
Heads Up , 1993)
Missing You (Heads Up, 1994)
An Evening at Sea (
Chairoscuro , 2000)
Organic (A440 Music, 2003)
As sideman
With
Ramsey Lewis
Three Piece Suite (Columbia, 1981)
Live at the Savoy (Columbia, 1982)
Ivory Pyramid (GRP, 1992)
Dance of the Soul (GRP, 1998)
Simple Pleasures (Narada, 2003)
Taking Another Look (Ramsey's House, 2011)
With
Norman Simmons
The Heat and the Sweet (Milljac, 1997)
The Art of Norman Simmons (Savant, 2000)
Synthesis (Savant, 2002)
With
Joe Williams
Every Night: Live at Vine St. (Verve, 1987)
In Good Company (Verve, 1989)
Ballad and Blues Master [live] (Verve, 1992)
With others
Richie Cole , Profile (Heads Up, 1993)
Red Holloway , Go Red Go! (Delmark, 2009)
Vanessa Rubin , Language of Love (Telarc, 1999)
Urban Knights , Urban Knights (GRP, 1995)
The Whispers , More of the Night (Capitol, 1990)
References
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