Gus Johnson

Gus Johnson (November 15, 1913 – February 6, 2000)

In 1945, Johnson returned from his stint in the military and relocated to Chicago to perform in the Jesse Miller Band. Johnson played on Willie Dixon's debut album, Willie's Blues. He subsequently played alongside Count Basie

Discography

With Manny Albam The Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1956) with Ernie Wilkins Jazz Goes to the Movies (Impulse!, 1962) With Count Basie Dance Session (Clef, 1953) Basie Jazz (Clef, 1954) Dance Session Album#2 (Clef, 1954) Basie (Clef, 1954) The Count! (Clef, 1955) The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960) Get Together (Pablo, 1979) With Lawrence Brown Inspired Abandon (Impulse!, 1965) With Ray Bryant Dancing the Big Twist (Columbia, 1961) With Buck Clayton Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (Swingville, 1961) with Buddy Tate Jam Session (Chiaroscuro, 1974) With Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (Concord, 1984) With Al Cohn Son of Drum Suite (RCA Victor, 1960) Either Way (Fred Miles Presents, 1961) with Zoot Sims With Willie Dixon and Memphis Slim Willie's Blues (Bluesville, 1959) With Ella Fitzgerald Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (Verve, 1964) Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (Verve, 1958) Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (Verve, 1960) With Coleman Hawkins Night Hawk (Swingville, 1960) With Johnny Hodges Triple Play (RCA Victor, 1967) With Willis Jackson Really Groovin' (Prestige, 1961) In My Solitude (Moodsville, 1961) With Herbie Mann Salute to the Flute (Epic, 1957) With Gerry Mulligan The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Verve, 1962) Spring Is Sprung (Philips, 1962) Gerry Mulligan '63 (Verve, 1963) With Joe Newman Salute to Satch (RCA Victor, 1956) With Chico O'Farrill Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966) With Freda Payne After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! (Impulse!, 1964) With Oscar Pettiford The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two (ABC-Paramount, 1957) With Al Sears Rockin' in Rhythm (Swingville, 1960) as The Swingville All-Stars with Taft Jordan and Hilton Jefferson With Zoot Sims The Modern Art of Jazz by Zoot Sims (Dawn, 1956) Tonite's Music Today (Storyvile, 1956) with Bob Brookmeyer Zoot Sims Plays Alto, Tenor, and Baritone (ABC-Paramount) With The Staple Singers Hammer and Nails (Rivers, 1962) With Rex Stewart and Cootie Williams The Big Challenge (Jazztone, 1957) With Ralph Sutton and Ruby Braff R & R (Chiaroscuro, 1979) Remembered (DVD) (Arbors Records, 2004) With Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players (Chaz Jazz, 1980) - originally released on 2 LPs as The Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: Two Pianos Vol. I & Vol. II Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players (Chiaroscuro, 1989) With Ralph Sutton and Kenny Davern Ralph Sutton and Kenny Davern (Chiaroscuro, 1998) With Buddy Tate Buddy Tate and His Buddies (Chiaroscuro, 1973) With Frank Wess Jazz for Playboys (Savoy, 1957) Opus de Blues (Savoy, 1984) With Lem Winchester Another Opus (New Jazz, 1960) With Kai Winding The Swingin' States (Columbia, 1958) Solo (Verve, 1963)