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J.J. Johnson - Part Two

Before Hoosier jazz great J.J. Johnson came onto the scene, the trombone was considered too slow-moving to keep up with bebop’s rapid-fire tempos. Johnson’s mastery of the instrument turned skeptics into believers. On part two of a three-part series, discover J.J.’s legendary contributions to bebop music.