Recordings

 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