Recordings

JEFF JOHNSON – SUITCASE {buy cd}
(Origin 82629)

  1. Shake It Off (2:40)
  2. Scene West (7:43)
  3. Avion (5:29)
  4. Kiwi (7:04)
  5. Artist (5:29)
  6. Illuminati (6:31)
  7. Picasso (6:37)
  8. Letters For Marcy (8:14)
  9. Soweto Man (3:54)

 

Jeff Johnson – Acoustic and Fender bass
Hans Teuber – Saxophones, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute
Steve Moore – Piano
Eric Eagle – Drums

 

JEFF JOHNSON – TALL STRANGER {buy cd}
(Origin 82518)

  1. Patience
  2. Paris
  3. Unsure
  4. Tall Stranger
  5. They Did What To You?
  6. Pegasus in Harlem
  7. (The) End of the World
  8. Sabishii
  9. Texas

All compositions by Jeff Johnson,(BMI) except 5, Hans Teuber; and 7, by Sylvia Dee

Hans Teuber – saxophones
Jeff Johnson – bass
Billy Mintz – drums

 

JEFF JOHNSON – NEAR EARTH {buy cd}
(Origin 82429)

  1. Three Rivers (Teuber, Johnson, Britton) BMI
  2. Dream (Mercer)
  3. Zen (Johnson) {mp3 clip}
  4. Train of Thought (Teuber, Johnson, Britton) BMI
  5. Traditional Abstract (Teuber, Johnson, Britton) BMI
  6. The Good Life {mp3 clip}
  7. Quickening (Teuber, Johnson, Britton) BMI
  8. Gaia (Johnson)
  9. Dances (Teuber, Johnson, Britton) BMI
  10. Earthset (Johnson)

Hans Teuber – saxophones
Jeff Johnson – bass
Tad Britton – drums

JEFF JOHNSON – THE ART OF FALLING {buy cd}
(Origin 82386)

  1. Slow Hot Wind 9:38 (Gimbel/Mancini, ASCAP)
  2. Castles 8:25 (Jeff Johnson)
  3. Mr. Lucky 7:49 (H. Mancini)
  4. Virgo 7:19 (Wayne Shorter) {mp3 clip}
  5. Bejing 5:25 (Jeff Johnson)
  6. The Art of Falling 9:25 (Jeff Johnson) {mp3 clip}
  7. Miles Away 6:34 (Jeff Johnson)
  8. Contours 7:08 (Jeff Johnson)
  9. Portrait of Diana 5:51 (Pat Martino)

Hans Teuber – saxes
Randy Porter – piano
Jeff Johnson – bass
Billy Mintz – drums

JEFF JOHNSON – FREE {buy cd}
(Origin 82370)

  1. Old Fellow (Hans Teuber)
  2. Hi-Fly (Randy Weston) {mp3 clip}
  3. Shadow Me (Teuber/Johnson/Mintz)
  4. Moonlight Serenade (Miller/Parish) {mp3 clip}
  5. Love and Beauty (Billy Mintz)
  6. Chariots for Anthony (Jeff Johnson)

Hans Teuber – saxophone
Jeff Johnson – bass
Billy Mintz – drums

 JEFF JOHNSON COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY

1974 – “Mr. Smooth, A bit of Ellington and others.”
Irv Williams Group – Idle Records – Cookhouse CHS 7313-24291 LP(rec.Mpls,MN)
Irv Williams – Tenor and Electric Sax, Tom O’Donnell – Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3, Loren Walstad – guitar, Jeff Johnson – Electric Bass, Jack Bertelsen & Buddy Moore – drums.

1975 – “For The Record”
Irv Williams Group featuring Roberta Davis (vox)
Cookhouse Records CHS 7328-26525 LP(rec.Mpls,MN)
Irv Williams – Tenor Sax, Art Resnick – piano & electric piano, Randy Resnick – guitar, Jeff Johnson – basses, Paul Lagos – drums

1984 – “Harbinger”
Jeff Johnson Quartet
Jefson Records – JO686 LP (rec.OKC,OK)
Jeff Johnson – Fender Bass, Chris Hicks – Tenor Sax, Peter Krauss – DX7 synth & piano, Charlie Barry – drums

1989 – “A Gift”
Art Resnick Trio
Capri Records – Capri 74015-1 LP (rec. San Diego,CA)
Art Resnick – piano, Jeff Johnson – Clevinger Electric Upright Bass, Billy Mintz – drums

1991 – “My Heart”
Jeff Johnson Quartet
Jefson Records – JO1291 Cass (rec. Portland,OR)
Jeff Johnson – Double Bass, John Gross – Tenor Sax, Art Resnick – piano, Billy Mintz – drums

1992 – “Area 51”
Jeff Johnson Quartet
Jefson Records – JO5692 Cass (rec. Seattle WA)
Hans Teuber – Saxophone and DX7 synth, Jeff Johnson – basses, Tad Britton – drums,drum machines,samples,and percussion, Pete Fogle – guitar

1993 – “Lost Men”
Jefson Records – JO393 Cass (rec.Seattle WA)
Hans Teuber – Sax and synth, Jeff Johnson – basses, Tad Britton – drums,drum machines,samples,and perc

1993 – “In The Pocket”
Jessica Williams Trio
HEP Records – Hep CD 2055 (rec. Portland,OR)
Jessica Williams – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Dick Berk -drums

1993 – “MFLOTO”
Shigeru Morinaga Productions, Japan (Cass) (rec. Seattle WA)
Hans Teuber – Sax and synth, Jeff Johnson – basses, Tad Britton – drums

1994 – “Momentum”
Jessica Williams Trio
Jazz Focus Records – JFCD003 (rec.Portland.OR)
Jessica Williams – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Dick Berk -drums

1994 – “Live at Vartan Jazz, The Hal Galper Trio”
Vartan Jazz Series – VJ001 (rec. Denver,Co)
Hal Galper – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Steve Ellington – drums

1994 – “A Song That I Heard”
Jessica Williams Trio
HEP Records – Hep CD 2061 (rec. Portland,OR)
Jessica Williams – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Dick Berk – drums

1994 – “Rebop”
ENJA Records – ENJ 9129 2 CD (current availabilty, Fabola records/Hal Galper)
Hal Galper – piano, Jerry Bergonzi – Tenor Sax, Jeff Johnson – bass, Steve Ellington – drums

1995 – “Inventions”
Jessica Williams Trio
Jazz Focus Records JFCD008 (rec. Portland,OR)
Jessica williams – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Dick Berk – drums

1995 – “One”
WildSound studio,Mpls,MN CD -1
Dean Granros – guitar, Jeff Johnson – bass, Jay Epstein – drums

1996 – “Joy”
Jessica Williams group
Jazz Focus records – JFCD014 (rec. Portland,OR)
Jessica Williams – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Dick Berk & Mel Brown – drums, Jay Thomas – trumpet, Hadley Caliman – Tenor Sax

1996 – “Jessica’s Blues”
Jessica Williams Quartet
Jazz Focus Records – JFCD018 (rec.Portland,OR)
Jessica Williams – piano, Jay Thomas – Tenor Sax, Jeff Johnnson – bass, Mel Brown – drums

1997 – “Choked Up”
Sharpshooters w/ various artists, Jeff Johnson – sampled doublebass
Shadow Records – SDWO18-2 (rec. Seattle WA)

1998 – “Wish”
Kendra Shank Group
Jazz Focus Records JFCD028 (rec. NYC)
Kendra Shank – vox, Hans Teuber – saxophone, Frank Kimbrough -piano, Victor Lewis – drums, Joe Locke – vibes

1998 – “Fugue State”
Hal Galper Trio
Blue Chip Jazz – BC 4005-2 (rec. Pitts PA)
Hal Galper – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Steve Ellington – drums

1999 – “FREE”
Jeff Johnson Trio
Origin Records 82370 CD (rec. live Seattle WA for radio bdcst by Doug Haire for Jack Straw prod.)
Jeff Johnson – doublebass, Hans Teuber – saxophone, Billy Mintz – drums

1999 – “Maybeck Duets”
Hal Galper – piano & Jeff Johnson – bass
Philology Records (It.) W 139.2 (rec. Berkeley,CA)

1999 – “Let’s Call This That”
Hal Galper Quintet
DoubleTime Records DTRCD – 157 (rec.New Albany,IN)
Hal Galper – piano, Jerry Bergonzi – tenor Sax, Tim Hagans – trumpet, Jeff Johnson – bass, Steve Ellington – drums

2001 – “THE ART OF FALLING”
Jeff Johnson Quartet
Origin Records 82386 (rec.Seattle WA)
Jeff Johnson – bass, Hans Teuber- saxophone, Randy Porter – piano, Billy Mintz – drums, Tad Britton – percussion

2001 – “Scenes”
Origin Records 82390 (rec. Seattle,WA)
John Stowell – guitar, John Bishop – drums, Rick Mandyck – tenor sax, Jeff Johnson – bass

2001- “Remembered Faces/Private Places”
Ben Black
Origin Records 82387
Ben Black – vocal, Gary Fukushima & Marc Seales – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums, Brenda Kay Noth – flute,pennywhistle, Marco De Carvalho – guitar

2002 – “Out Of Seattle”
Dave Peck Trio
Let’s Play Stella Records LPS 2002 -01 (rec. live Seattle,WA)
Dave Peck – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Joe LaBarbera – drums

2002 – “Winter” (Holiday Collection Vol.1)
Origin Records 82408 (rec. Seattle,WA)
John Bishop – drums, Hans Teuber – saxophone, Dave Peterson – guitar & piano, Jeff Johnson – bass

2004 – “NEAR EARTH”
Jeff Johnson Trio
Origin Records 82429 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Jeff Johnson – bass, Hans Teuber – saxophone, Tad Britton – drums

2004 – “Parallel Tracks”
Randy Halberstadt Trio
Origin Records 82435 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Randy Halberstadt – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Gary Hobbs – drums

2005 – “Individuation”
Thomas Marriott Group
Origin Records 82442 (rec. Seattle, WA)
Thomas Marriott – trumpet & flugelhorn, David Budway – piano & Fender Rhodes, Jeff Johnson -bass, John Bishop – drums, Joe Locke – vibraphone, Rick Mandyck – alto saxophone

2005 – “Good Road”
Dave Peck Trio
Let’s Play Stella Records LPS 2005-1 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Dave Peck – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Joe LaBarbera – drums

2006 – “Nothing If Not Something”
John Bishop Trio
Origin Records 82455 (rec. Seattle,WA)
John Bishop – drums, Rick Mandyck – alto saxophone, Jeff Johnson – bass

2006 – “More To The Ear Than Meets The Eye”
Bill Anschell Group
Origin Records 82469 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Bill Anschell – piano, Jeff Johnson & Doug Miller – bass, John Bishop & Jose Martinez – drums, Richard Cole -tenor and soprano saxophones, Thomas Marriott – trumpet & flugelhorn

2007 – “Scenes, Along The Way”
Origin Records 82470 (rec.Seattle,WA)
John Stowell – guitar, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2007 – “Furious Rubato”
Origin Records 82476 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Hal Galper – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2007 – “The Cool Season” (Holiday Collection Vol.2)
Origin Records 82494 (rec.Seattle,WA)
Thomas Marriott – trumpet & flugelhorn, Bill Anschell – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2007 – “Black Hills”
Tad Britton Trio
Origin Records 82481 (rec.Seattle,WA)
Tad Britton – drums, Marc Seales – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass

2007 – “Both Sides Of The Fence”
Thomas Marriott Group
Origin Records  82474 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Thomas Marriott – trumpet & flugelhorn, Marc Seales – piano & Fender Rhodes, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums, Joe Locke – vibraphone, Hadley Caliman – tenor saxophone

2007 – “Shade”
Richard Cole Group
Origin Records 82492 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Richard Cole – tenor & soprano saxophone, Randy Brecker – trumpet, Thomas Marriott – trumpet, David Marriott – trombone, Bill Anschell,John Hansen,and Randy Porter – piano, Marc Seales – Fender Rhodes, Dave Peterson & Glenn Lorbiecki – guitar, Jeff Johnson,Chuck Deardorf,and Chuck Bergeron – bass, John Bishop & Gary Hobbs – drums, Chris Stromquist – congas,shekere

2007 – “Shopping For Your Heart”
Jeff Baker group
Origin Records/OA2 22031 (rec. Seattle,WA)
Jeff Baker – vox, Bill Anschell – piano, Brent Jensen – saxophone, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2007 – “One More Mile”
Brent Jensen Group
Origin Records 82493 (rec.Seattle,WA)
Brent Jensen – soprano saxophone, Bill Anschell – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2007 – “May I Come In”
Gail Pettis Group
Origin Records/OA2 22038 (rec.Seattle,WA)
Gail Pettis – vox, Darrin Clendenin & Randy Halberstadt – piano, Clipper Anderson & Jeff Johnson – bass, Mark Ivester – drums, Marco DeCarvalho – guitar, Darren Motamedy – flute

2007 – “Remember Beauty”
George Voland Group
Right Brain Jazz #102512 (rec.Seattle,WA)
George Voland – valve trombone, Ali Ryerson – alto & bass flutes, John Pisano – guitar, Jeff Johnson – bass, Greg Williamson – drums, Jeanne Pisano – vox

2008 – “Harry’s Fight”
Katie King
OA2 Records 22043
Katie King – vocals, Craig Flory – sax, Bill Anschell – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, D’Vonne Lewis – drums

2008 – “Tall Stranger”
Jeff Johnson
Origin Records 82518
Hans Teuber – saxes and bass on tk 9, Jeff Johnson – bass and guitar on tk 9, Billy Mintz – drums

2009 – “Of Things Not Seen”
Jeff Baker
OA2 Records 22056
Jeff Baker – Vocals, Bill Anschell – piano, Dave Peterson – guitar, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums, Brent Jensen – soprano sax

2009- “Flexicon”
Thomas Marriott
Origin Records 82526
Thomas Marriott – trumpet and flugelhorn, Mark Taylor – saxophones, Bill Anschell – piano and Fender Rhodes, Joe Locke – vibes, Jeff Johnson – bass, Matt Jorgensen – drums

2009 – “Spectre”
Mark Taylor
Origin Records 82529
Mark Taylor – saxophones, Gary Fukishima – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Byron Vannoy – drums

2009 – “Dark Wood, Dark Water”
Chad McCullough
Origin Records 82535
Chad McCullough – trumpet and flugelhorn, Geof Bradfield – saxophones, Mark Taylor – saxophones, Bill Anschell – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2009 – “Apothecary”
Fu Kun Wu trio, Jon Alberts
Origin Records 82538
Jon Alberts – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Tad Britton – drums

2010 – “Redefinition”
Vocal Jazz Collective
OA2 Records 22068
Various Student Vocalists, Justin Nielsen – piano, John McLean – guitar, Tom Marriott – trumpet,flglhorn, Brent Jensen – soprano sax, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2010 – ” I’ll Get Around To It”
Carrie Wicks
OA2 Records 22065
Carrie Wicks – vocal, Bill Anschell – piano, Hans Teuber – Tenor sax. clarinet, Jeff Johnson – bass, Byron Vannoy – drums

2010 – “East – West Trumpet Summit”
Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott
Origin Records 82561
Ray Vega & Tom Marriott – trumpets, Travis Shook – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Matt Jorgensen – drums

2010 – “Here In The Moment”
Gail Pettis
OA2 Recxords 22059
Gail Pettis – vocal, Darrin Clendenin & Randy Halberstadt – piano, Clipper Anderson & Jeff Johnson – bass, Mark Ivester – drums & Percussion

2010 – “Rinnova”
Scenes Trio
Origin Records 82555
John Stowell – electric guitar,electric nylon string guitar,fretless guitar, Jeff Johnson – acoustic and Fender bass, John Bishop – drums

2010 – “E Pluribus Unum”
Hal Galper Trio
Origin Records 82557
Hal Galper – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2010 – “Motives”
Wellstone Conspiracy
Origin Records 82560
Brent Jensen – soprano sax, Bill Anschell – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2010 – “Modern Romance-Live At Jazz Alley”
Dave Peck Trio
Let’s Play Stella Records
Dave Peck – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, Joe LaBarbera – drums

2010 – “Constraints & Liberations”
Thomas Marriott Quintet
Origin Records 82577
Thomas Marriott – trumpet, Hans Teuber – tenor saxophone, Gary Versace – piano, Jeff Johnson – bass, John Bishop – drums

2010 – “FLASH POINT”
Randy Halberstadt Quintet
Origin Records 82571
Randy Halberstadt – piano, Thomas Marriott – trumpet/flugelhorn, Mark Taylor – alto sax, Jeff Johnson – bass, Mark Ivester – drums

2011 – “SILENT PHOTOGRAPHER”
SCENES TRIO
Origin Records 82594
John Stowell – guitars, Jeff Johnson – basses, John Bishop – drums