Really Livin'

Really Livin'
Studio album by The J. J. Johnson Sextet
Released	1959
Recorded	March 18, 19, and 24, 1959 Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:15
Label	Columbia CL 1383/CS 8178
Producer	Bob Morgan and Irving Townsend
J. J. Johnson chronology
J. J. in Person! (1958) Really Livin' (1959) Trombone and Voices (1960)

Really Livin is an album recorded by the J. J. Johnson Sextet which was released on the Columbia label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Me Too" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:00
2. "Decision" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:50
3. "I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)^[5] - 4:10
4. "Red Cross" (Charlie Parker) - 2:45
5. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:45
6. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 4:10
7. "Sidewinder" (Johnson) - 7:05
8. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:18
9. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:27

Personnel

• J. J. Johnson – trombone
• Nat Adderley – cornet
• Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2 & 4-9)
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Spanky DeBrest – bass
• Albert Heath – drums

References

1. Discogs album entry accessed July 18, 2016
2. Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 9: CL 1300-1399 (1959-1960), accessed July 18, 2016
3. The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions - Liner Notes, accessed July 18, 2016
4. Really Livin' – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
5. "Duke Ellington: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved March 17, 2022.