PLAS JOHNSON

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Plas John Johnson Jr. wurde am 21. Juli 1931 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, geboren. Von seinem Vater lernte er das Sopransaxophon, spezialisierte sich aber dann später auf das Tenorsaxophon, mit dem er als Studiomusiker bei einer Unzahl von bekannten Aufnahmen vertreten war, beispielsweise auch bei Henri Mancini's "Pink Panther"-Thema.
Bei folgenden Singles scheint er als Solist oder solo mit seinem Orchester auf:
JET
04 56....45-J 103....PLAS JOHNSON..Dungaree Hop/........???..........
BEDFORD
?? 56....505....PLAS JOHNSON..Last Call/Caravan (dann TAMPA 112)
TAMPA
05 56....TP 112....GEORGE JENKINS and his ORCHESTRA Featuring 'Plas' Johnson on Tenor Sax..Caravan (RS 11)/Last Call (RS 12) (Delta-Nr.: 8881/83) (BEDFORD 505)
08 56....45-TP 116....PLAS JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Plasma (RS 1284)/Blue Jean Shuffle (RS 1285) (Delta-Nr.: 10365/63) (dann JET 516)
08 56....45-TP 118....PLAS JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Bus Stop/Makin' Whoopee
CAPITOL
07 57....F3773....PLAS JOHNSON and His Orchestra..The Big Twist/Come Rain Or Come Shine
10 57....F3835....PLAS JOHNSON and His Orchestra..Swanee River Rock (Instrumental Version) (45 17722)/You Send Me (Instrumental Version) (45 17723)
01 58....F3875....PLAS JOHNSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA..Popcorn (45-18092)/Hoppin' Mad (45-18093)
05 58....F3977....PLAS JOHNSON His Saxophone and Orch. ..Little Rockin' Deacon (45 18844)/Dinah (45 18837)
TAMPA
?? 58....TP-146....PLAS JOHNSON QUARTET..Makin' Whoopee/Caravan (118/112)
?? 58....TP-146....PLAS JOHNSON QUARTET..Makin' Whoopee/Jackpot (118/-----)
JET
?? 58....516....PLAS JOHNSON..Plasma (RS-10365)/Blue Jean Shuffle (RS-10363) (Delta-Nr.: 10365/63) (TAMPA 116)
CAPITOL
07 58....F4029....PLAS JOHNSON (VOCAL) Plas Johnson and His Orchestra..Everyone Knows (45-18838)/PLAS JOHNSON His Saxophone and Orchestra..Blow Your Blues Away (45-18839)
12 58....F4111....PLAS JOHNSON..Robbin's Nest Cha Cha/Plaz Jazz
CASTIL
?? 59....101....RENE HALL ORCHESTRA Featuring PLAS JOHNSON..Turf (C-1-45)/RENE HALL ORCHESTRA..Night Fright (C-2-45)
CAPITOL
04 59....F 4192...RONNIE AND ROY Sax Solo: Plas Johnson..Big Fat Sally (45-31473)/RONNIE AND ROY Vocal With Orchestra..Here I Am (45 31474)
07 59....4251....PLAS JOHNSON and His Orchestra..The Loop/Downstairs
ALLIED
01 60....7779....JOHN MARASCALCO with RENE HALL & PLAS JOHNSON..My Uncle/O Sole Mio Rock
CAPITOL
09 60....4436....PLAS JOHNSON and His Orchestra..Chloe/Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
YANKEE DOODLE
?? 62....111-A....PLAS JOHNSON..The Music From The House Next Door (Y717 62)/-B....Thar He Blows (Y718 62) (Delta-Nr.: 44105/-x)
OMEGA
11 62....OM-116....JOHNNY BEECHER and his Buckingham Road Quintet with Burt Kendricks at the Organ..Sax Fifth Avenue (MB-2686)/ Jack Sax The City (----------) (dann WARNER BROS. 5341)
WARNER BROS
01 63....5341....JOHNNY BEECHER And His Buckingham Road Quintet With Bert Kendricks At The Organ..Sax Fifth Avenue (FX13029)/Jack Sax The City (------) (OMEGA 116)
CHARTER
04 63....CR-6....JOHNNY BEECHER Summit Ridge Drive (H-6373)/Reveries (H-6349)
?? 63....CR-10....JOHNNY BEECHER The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (-------)/She's Gone Away (H-63126)

Und so gab es Plas Johnson in unseren Schallplatten-Geschäften:
CAPITOL (D)
11 57....F 3773....PLAS JOHNSON His Saxophone and Orchestra..Come Rain Or Come Shine/The Big Twist (CAPITOL 3773)
12 57....F 3835....PLAS JOHNSON and his Orchestra..Swanee River Rock/You Send Me (Instrumental Version) (CAPITOL 3835)
11 62....K 22 295....PLAS JOHNSON (as) And His Orchestra..Popcorn/PLAS JOHNSON (ts) And His Orchestra..Hoppin' Mad (CAPITOL 3875)
WARNER BROS (D)
04 63….A-5341….Johnny Beecher And His Buckingham Road Quintet With Bert Kendricks At The Organ..Sax Fifth Avenue/Jack Sax The City (WARNER BROS 5341)

Keep Searchin'
Gerd

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Man lernt eben nie aus. Bisher war mir nicht bekannt, dass es sich bei Johnny Beecher um Plas Johnson handelt. Ich habe daher die obige Disco bis 1963 ergänzt
Keep Searchin'
Gerd

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