Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Turnpike Written-By – Jay Jay Johnson*
A2	Lover Man Written-By – Ramirez*
A3	Get Happy Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler*
A4	Sketch 1 Written-By – John Lewis
A5	Capri Written-By – Gigi Gryce
B1	Jay Written-By – Jay Jay Johnson*
B2	Old Devil Moon Written-By – Lane*, Harburg*
B3	It's You Or No One Written-By – Styne*, Cahn*
B4	Too Marvelous For Words Written-By – Mercer*, Whiting*
B5	Coffee Pot Written-By – Jay Jay Johnson*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – WOR Studios
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Charlie Mingus* (tracks: B1 to B5), Percy Heath (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Congas [Conga Drum] – Sabu* (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Design [Cover] – John Hermansader
• Drums – Kenny Clarke
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – John Lewis (tracks: A1 to A5), Wynton Kelly (tracks: B1 to B5)
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Heath (tracks: A1 to A5)
• Trombone – Jay Jay Johnson*
• Trumpet – Clifford Brown (tracks: A1 to A5)

Notes

Side 1: WOR Studios, NYC, June 22, 1953.

Side 2: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 24, 1954.

Liberty Records reissue

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (RVG 9M): BN-LP-1505A
• Matrix / Runout (RVG 9M): BN-LP-1505B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 1505	US	1955
TOCJ-9202, BNLP-1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-9202, BNLP-1505	Japan	2000
BLP 1505	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RP)	Blue Note	BLP 1505	US	1957
CDP 7 81505 2	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7 81505 2	US	1989
TOCJ-7121	Jay Jay Johnson*	The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 ‎(CD, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM)	Blue Note	TOCJ-7121	Japan	2008