Proof Positive (album)

For the 2006 ambient music album, see Steve Roach (musician).

Proof Positive is a 1964 album by American jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Proof Positive
Studio album by J. J. Johnson
Released	1964
Recorded	May 1 and July 4, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:40
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
J. J. Johnson chronology
J.J.'s Broadway (1963) Proof Positive (1964) J.J.! (1964)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This CD reissue finds trombonist J.J. Johnson in prime form. In fact, his melancholy minor-toned explorations often recall Miles Davis, whose group he had played with the year before".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

Track listing

LP Side 'A'

1. "Neo" (Miles Davis) – 10:19
2. "Lullaby Of Jazzland" (Manny Albam, Rick Ward) – 5:08
3. "Stella By Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:02

LP Side 'B'

1. "Minor Blues" (J.J. Johnson) – 8:04
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:02
3. "Blues Waltz" (Max Roach) – 8:05

Bonus track on CD re-issue

"Gloria" (Bronislaw Kaper) – 3:04

all tracks recorded in New York City on May 1, 1964 except "Lullaby Of Jazzland" recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey around July 4, 1964

Personnel

• J. J. Johnson – trombone
• Harold Mabern – piano
• Arthur Harper, Jr. – bass
• Frank Gant – drums

"Lullaby Of Jazzland":

• J.J. Johnson – trombone
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Richard Davis – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• Toots Thielemans – guitar

References

1. Impulse! Records discography accessed March 22, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 22, 2011
3. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (7 August 1965). "J. J. Johnson: Proof Positive" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 230. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.