JPJ Quartet

Three former Earl Hines sidemen banded together from 1969 to 1975 to form the core of one of the best ensembles in mainstream jazz. You may have not heard of the group's musical director, Budd Johnson, but he was a master saxophonist and arranger. The group created a program named New Communications in Jazz that was meant to spread the gospel of jazz throughout the school system; here they give a great musical lesson to us all.

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