Randy Johnston
Randy Johnston (* 1956 in Detroit ) is an American jazz guitarist .
Live and act
Johnston lived in Richmond, Virginia in his youth and initially played rock music . In the late 1970s, he studied at the University of Miami and focused more on jazz, where he worked with Ira Sullivan . In 1981 he moved to New York City ; in the 1980s he worked with Houston Person and Etta Jones . In 1991 he signed a record deal with Muse Records and recorded two albums with Person as a producer; Rudy Van Gelder was the sound engineer . Since then he has recorded a number of other albums, mainly for the High Note label, on which Bill Easley (1991), Uri Caine , Mickey Roker (1997), Johnny Griffin , Joey DeFrancesco and Idris Muhammad (1998) and David Fathead Newman ( 2001) participated as a guest musician. He also worked on recordings for Lionel Hampton , Lou Donaldson ( Live at the QE2 ), Jack McDuff , Dr. Lonnie Smith and Joey DeFrancesco ( The Champ , 1998) starring. Currently (2019) Johnston leads a trio with Pat Bianchi (organ) and Sanah Kadoura (drums).
Richard Cook & Brian Morton compare Johnston to Grant Green .
Discographic notes
- Walk On ( Muse Records , 1991) with Bill Easley, Benny Green
- Jubilation (Muse, 1992) with Eric Alexander, Bruce Barth
- In-A-Chord (Muse, 1994)
- Somewhere in the Night ( HighNote Records , 1997) with Uri Caine, Nat Reeves , Mickey Roker
- Riding the Curve ( JCurve , 1998) with Johnny Griffin, Joey DeFrancesco; Idris Muhammad
- Homage (JCurve, 2000) with Nick Brignola, Jim Rotondi
- Detour Ahead (HighNote, 2001) with David Fathead Newman, Houston Person
- Hit & Run (HighNote, 2002) with Bruce Barth, Joe Locke
- Is it you? (HighNote, 2005) with Xavier Davis, Dwayne Burno
literature
- Bielefeld catalog. 1988 and 2002.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 9th edition. Penguin, London 2008, ISBN 978-0141034010 .
Web links
- works by Randy Johnston in the catalog of the German National Library
- Randy Johnston at Allmusic (English)
- Randy Johnston at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Johnston, Randy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (guitar) |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |