Concepts in Blue
# Concepts in Blue

Concepts in Blue is an album by jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson, recorded in 1980 for the Pablo Today label and originally released as a CD in 2002.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This is a fun set of straightahead jazz. The colorful frontline obviously enjoyed playing the blues-oriented repertoire and the solos are consistently rewarding. Nothing all that innovative occurs but the results are pleasing".

## Track listing

All compositions by J. J. Johnson except where noted.

* "Blue Nun" - 5:03
* "Nermus" - 6:10
* "Village Blues" (John Coltrane) - 5:07
* "Azure" - 6:00
* "Coming Home" (Kevin Johnson) - 7:10
* "Concepts in Blue" - 7:56
* "Mohawk" - 6:01

## Personnel

* J. J. Johnson - trombone
* Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
* Victor Feldman - vibraphone, keyboards (tracks 1 & 5)
* Billy Childs (track 6), Pete Jolly (tracks 2-4 & 7) - keyboards
* Ray Brown (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Tony Dumas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - bass
* Kevin Johnson - drums
