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American bass guitarist (born 1956)
Jimmy Johnson
Born 1956 (age 67–68) Genres
Jazz ,
jazz fusion , rock,
folk rock Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Bass guitar
Musical artist
Jimmy Johnson (born 1956) is an American bass guitarist best known for his work with
James Taylor ,
Allan Holdsworth , and
Flim & the BB's .
[1] Raised in a rich musical environment, his father was a 47-year member of the Minnesota Orchestra's bass section, his mother a piano teacher and accompanist, and his brother
Gordon is also a professional bassist.
In 1976, Johnson worked with
Alembic and
GHS to create one of the first
5-string bass guitars with a
low B string . Living in the Los Angeles area since 1979, Johnson continues to record and tour with singer-songwriter
James Taylor and also appears with various groups at
The Baked Potato jazz club in
Studio City, California .
Selected discography
3rd Matinee – Meanwhile (1994)
Chris Botti –
Night Sessions (2001 – six tracks)
Paul Brady –
Trick or Treat (1992 – two tracks)
Phil Buckle – Custom Made (2022)
Dewa Budjana – Joged Kahyangan (2012), Surya Namaskar (2014)
Dori Caymmi – Dori Caymmi (1988), Brazilian Serenata (1991)
Billy Childs – Take For Example This (1988), Twilight Is Upon Us (1989), His April Touch (1991 – three tracks), I've Known Rivers (1994), Lyric (2005)
Luis Conte – La Cocina Caliente (1988), Black Forest (1989), Marimbula (2007), Two Worlds (2010)
Eddie Daniels – ...this is now (1991 – two tracks)
DNA –
Rick Derringer and
Carmine Appice – Party Tested (1983)
Flim & the BB's – Flim & The BB's (1978), Tricycle (1983), Tunnel (1984), Big Notes (1985), Neon (1987), The Further Adventures... (1988), New Pants (1990), Vintage/best of (2010), This Is A Recording (1992), Tricycle (
SACD reissue) (1999)
Fra Lippo Lippi -
Light and Shade (1987 - three tracks)
Brandon Fields – The Traveler (1988), Other Places (1989)
The
Steve Gadd Band – Gadditude (2013), 70 Strong (2015),
Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY (2016), Steve Gadd Band (2018)
Stan Getz – Apasionado (1990)
Don Grusin – Raven (1990)
Allen Hinds – Fact Of The Matter (2005), Falling Up (2008), Monkeys and Slides (2011), Fly South (2016)
Roger Hodgson – In the Eye of the Storm (1984 – two tracks)
Allan Holdsworth – I.O.U. Live (1984),
Metal Fatigue (1985),
Atavachron (1986),
Sand (1987),
Secrets (1989),
Wardenclyffe Tower (1992),
All Night Wrong (2002),
Then! (2004),
Against The Clock (2005), Tales From The Vault (2016 – one track only),
Live in Japan 1984 (2018)
Steve Hunt - Connections (2021 - two tracks)
Gary Husband – Dirty & Beautiful, Vol. 1 (2010), Dirty & Beautiful, Volume 2 (2011)
Gary Husband and Alf Terje Hana – the Trackers - Vaudeville 8:45 (2022 – two tracks)
Elton John –
The Road To El Dorado (2000 – three tracks)
Wayne Johnson – Arrowhead (1980), Grasshopper (1983), Everybody's Painting Pictures (1984), Spirit of the Dancer (1988)
Karizma – Cuba (1986), Arms of Love (1989), Perfect Harmony (2012 – 10 tracks)
Oz Noy – Fuzzy (2007)
Earl Klugh –
Whispers and Promises (1989 – two tracks)
Michael Landau – Tales From The Bulge (1990), Live 2000 (2000), Live (2006), Liquid Quartet Live (2020)
Albert Lee – Gagged But Not Bound (1987)
Kenny Loggins –
December (1998)
Lyle Mays – Eberhard (2021)
Sérgio Mendes – Confetti (1984 – two tracks), Arara (1989), Brasileiro (1992 – two tracks), Oceano (1996)
Vince Mendoza – Nights on Earth (2011)
Dominic Miller – 5th House (2010)
Nahuel Pennisi – Feliz (2017)
Simon Phillips – Symbiosis (1995)
Planet X –
Moonbabies (2002),
Quantum (2007)
Michel Polnareff – Enfin! (2018)
Emily Remler –
This Is Me (1990 - two tracks)
The Rippingtons – Moonlighting (1986), Kilimanjaro (1988), 20th Anniversary (2006)
Lee Ritenour –
Harlequin (1985),
Earth Run (1986),
Color Rit (1989), Collection (1991)
Draco Rosa – Frío (1994), Songbirds and Roosters (1998)
Vonda Shepard – The Radical Light (1992)
Derek Sherinian – Inertia (2001), Oceana (2011), The Phoenix (2020 - three tracks)
Susie Suh – Susie Suh (2005)
James Taylor –
New Moon Shine (1991),
Live (1993),
Hourglass (1997),
October Road (2002),
James Taylor at Christmas (2004, 2006 – three tracks),
Covers (2008),
Other Covers (EP) (2009),
Before This World (2015),
American Standard (2020 - one track)
Steve Tavaglione – Blue Tav (1990 – three tracks)
Sadao Watanabe – Maisha (1985)
Ernie Watts – Musician (1985)
Chad Wackerman –
Forty Reasons (1991),
The View (1993),
Dreams Nightmares and Improvisations (2012)
Roger Waters –
Amused to Death (1992)
Gary Wright – Who Am I (1988 – four tracks)
Yoshida Brothers – Renaissance (2004)
Selected individual tracks:
References
External links
International National Artists