Jimmy Johnson (born 1956) is an American bass guitarist best known for his work with

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-sell ...

Allan Holdsworth Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017) was a British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist and composer. Holdsworth was known for his esoteric and idiosyncratic usage of advanced music theory concepts, especially with resp ...

, and Flim & the BB's. Raised in a rich musical environment, his father was a 47-year member of the Minnesota Orchestra's bass section, his mother a piano teacher and accompanist, and his brother Gordon is also a professional bassist. In 1976, Johnson worked with

Alembic An alembic (from ar, الإنبيق, al-inbīq, originating from grc, ἄμβιξ, ambix, 'cup, beaker') is an alchemical still consisting of two vessels connected by a tube, used for distillation of liquids. Description The complete dis ...

and GHS to create one of the first 5-string bass guitars with a low B string. Living in the Los Angeles area since 1979, Johnson continues to record and tour with singer-songwriter

and also appears with various groups at The Baked Potato jazz club in

Studio City, California Studio City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 192 ...

Selected discography

* 3rd Matinee – ''Meanwhile'' (1994) *

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated in ...

– '' Night Sessions'' (2001 – six tracks) * Paul Brady – ''

Trick or Treat Trick-or-treating is a traditional Halloween custom for children and adults in some countries. During the evening of Halloween, on October 31, people in costumes travel from house to house, asking for treats with the phrase "trick or treat". The ...

'' (1992 – two tracks) * Phil Buckle – ''Custom Made'' (2022) *

Dewa Budjana I Dewa Gede Budjana (born August 30, 1963) is an Indonesian guitarist, songwriter and composer. He is the lead guitarist and songwriter of the band Gigi. Budjana's style changed dramatically to jazz as he got to know John McLaughlin, Pat Met ...

– ''Joged Kahyangan'' (2012), ''Surya Namaskar'' (2014) *

Dori Caymmi Dorival "Dori" Tostes Caymmi (born 26 August 1943) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, arranger, and producer. Biography Caymmi was born in Rio de Janeiro to parents who were musicians, his father Dorival Caymmi a composer and his mot ...

– ''Dori Caymmi'' (1988), ''Brazilian Serenata'' (1991) * Billy Childs – ''Take For Example This'' (1988), ''Twilight Is Upon Us'' (1989), ''His April Touch'' (1991 – three tracks), ''I've Known Rivers'' (1994), ''Lyric'' (2005) * Luis Conte – ''La Cocina Caliente'' (1988), ''Black Forest'' (1989), ''Marimbula'' (2007), ''Two Worlds'' (2010) *

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

– ''...this is now'' (1991 – two tracks) * DNA – Rick Derringer and

Carmine Appice Carmine Appice ( , born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's ...

– ''Party Tested'' (1983) * Flim & the BB's – ''Flim & The BB's'' (1978), ''Tricycle'' (1983), ''Tunnel'' (1984), ''Big Notes'' (1985), ''Neon'' (1987), ''The Further Adventures...'' (1988), ''New Pants'' (1990), ''Vintage/best of'' (2010), ''This Is A Recording'' (1992), ''Tricycle'' (

SACD Super Audio CD (SACD) is an optical disc format for audio storage introduced in 1999. It was developed jointly by Sony and Philips Electronics and intended to be the successor to the Compact Disc (CD) format. The SACD format allows multiple au ...

reissue) (1999) *

Fra Lippo Lippi Filippo Lippi ( – 8 October 1469), also known as Lippo Lippi, was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento (15th century) and a Carmelite Priest. Biography Lippi was born in Florence in 1406 to Tommaso, a butcher, and his wife. He was orph ...

- '' Light and Shade'' (1987 - three tracks) * Brandon Fields – ''The Traveler'' (1988), ''Other Places'' (1989) * The

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the '' Modern ...

Band – ''Gadditude'' (2013), ''70 Strong'' (2015), '' Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY'' (2016), ''Steve Gadd Band'' (2018) *

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre ...

– ''Apasionado'' (1990) * Don Grusin – ''Raven'' (1990) * Allen Hinds – ''Fact Of The Matter'' (2005), ''Falling Up'' (2008), ''Monkeys and Slides'' (2011), ''Fly South'' (2016) * Roger Hodgson – ''In the Eye of the Storm'' (1984 – two tracks) *

– ''I.O.U. Live'' (1984), ''

Metal Fatigue In materials science, fatigue is the initiation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loading. Once a fatigue crack has initiated, it grows a small amount with each loading cycle, typically producing striations on some parts o ...

'' (1985), ''

Atavachron ''Atavachron'' is the fourth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1986 through Enigma Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).Patterson, John W"Atavachron - Allan Holdsworth" ''AllMusic''. RhythmOne. Retrieved ...

'' (1986), ''

Sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class ...

'' (1987), '' Secrets'' (1989), ''

Wardenclyffe Tower Wardenclyffe Tower (1901–1917), also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early experimental wireless transmission station designed and built by Nikola Tesla on Long Island in 1901–1902, located in the village of Shoreham, New York. Tesla inten ...

'' (1992), '' All Night Wrong'' (2002), '' Then!'' (2004), '' Against The Clock'' (2005), ''Tales From The Vault'' (2016 – one track only), '' Live in Japan 1984'' (2018) * Steve Hunt - ''Connections'' (2021 - two tracks) *

Gary Husband Gary Husband (born 14 June 1960) is an English jazz and rock drummer, pianist, keyboard player and bandleader. He is also a composer, arranger and producer. Husband is a member of John McLaughlin's group The 4th Dimension, he also regularly ...

– ''Dirty & Beautiful, Vol. 1'' (2010), ''Dirty & Beautiful, Volume 2'' (2011) *

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

– '' The Road To El Dorado'' (2000 – three tracks) * Wayne Johnson – ''Arrowhead'' (1980), ''Grasshopper'' (1983), ''Everybody's Painting Pictures'' (1984), ''Spirit of the Dancer'' (1988) * Karizma – ''Cuba'' (1986), ''Arms of Love'' (1989), ''Perfect Harmony'' (2012 – 10 tracks) * Oz Noy – Fuzzy (2007) *

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Fin ...

– '' Whispers and Promises'' (1989 – two tracks) *

Michael Landau Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mit ...

– ''Tales From The Bulge'' (1990), ''Live 2000'' (2000), ''Live'' (2006), ''Liquid Quartet Live'' (2020) *

Albert Lee Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also mai ...

– ''Gagged But Not Bound'' (1987) *

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

– ''December'' (1998) *

Lyle Mays Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awa ...

– ''Eberhard'' (2021) *

Sérgio Mendes Sérgio Santos Mendes (; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for ...

– ''Confetti'' (1984 – two tracks), ''Arara'' (1989), ''Brasileiro'' (1992 – two tracks), ''Oceano'' (1996) * Vince Mendoza – ''Nights on Earth'' (2011) * Dominic Miller – ''5th House'' (2010) *

Nahuel Pennisi Nahuel Pennisi (born October 19, 1990) is an Argentine performing musician and songwriter. He has released three studio albums, won three Gardel Awards and received three Latin Grammy Award nominations. Early life Pennisi was born in October 19 ...

– ''Feliz'' (2017) * Simon Phillips – ''Symbiosis'' (1995) *

Planet X Following the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, there was considerable speculation that another planet might exist beyond its orbit. The search began in the mid-19th century and continued at the start of the 20th with Percival Lowell's ...

– '' Moonbabies'' (2002), ''

Quantum In physics, a quantum (plural quanta) is the minimum amount of any physical entity ( physical property) involved in an interaction. The fundamental notion that a physical property can be "quantized" is referred to as "the hypothesis of quantizat ...

'' (2007) *

Michel Polnareff Michel Polnareff (born 3 July 1944, Nérac, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a French singer-songwriter, who was popular in France from the mid-1960s until the early 1990s with his penultimate original album, ''Kāma-Sūtra''. He is still criticall ...

– ''Enfin!'' (2018) * Porcupine – ''Look, But Don't Touch'' (1993) *

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,Staff"Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Gu ...

– ''

This Is Me This Is Me may refer to: Albums * ''This Is Me'' (Charlie McDonnell album), 2010 * ''This Is Me'' (Heather Peace album), 2010 * ''This Is Me'' (Jully Black album), or the title song, 2005 * ''This Is Me'' (Kierra Sheard album), or the titl ...

'' (1990 - two tracks) * The Rippingtons – ''Moonlighting'' (1986), ''20th Anniversary'' (2006) *

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

– ''

Harlequin Harlequin (; it, Arlecchino ; lmo, Arlechin, Bergamasque pronunciation ) is the best-known of the '' zanni'' or comic servant characters from the Italian '' commedia dell'arte'', associated with the city of Bergamo. The role is traditional ...

'' (1985), ''

Earth Run ''Earth Run'' is the fifteenth studio album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in April 1986 through GRP Records.Color Rit'' (1989), ''Collection'' (1991) *

Draco Rosa Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rosa originally garnered fame ...

– ''Frío'' (1994), ''Songbirds and Roosters'' (1998) * Vonda Shepard – ''The Radical Light'' (1992) *

Derek Sherinian Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X an ...

– ''Inertia'' (2001), ''Oceana'' (2011), ''The Phoenix'' (2020 - three tracks) *

Susie Suh Susie SuhProfile and Interview
by NPR is an American singer and songwriter. < ...

– ''Susie Suh'' (2005) *

– '' New Moon Shine'' (1991), ''

Live Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music * Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of album ...

'' (1993), ''

Hourglass An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, sand clock or egg timer) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically by a narrow neck that allows a regulated flow of a substance (historically sand) ...

'' (1997), '' October Road'' (2002), ''

James Taylor at Christmas ''James Taylor at Christmas'' is the seventeenth studio and second Christmas album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released by Columbia Records in 2006. It was his last release for Columbia since signing with them in 1977. The album is essent ...

'' (2004, 2006 – three tracks), '' Covers'' (2008), ''

Other Covers ''Other Covers'' is the second covers album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in April 2009 in the form of an EP and as a follow-up to the previous year's '' Covers''. History The songs on this mini-digipak CD were recorded during t ...

'' (EP) (2009), ''

Before This World ''Before This World'' is the nineteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. Released on June 15, 2015, it was Taylor's first new studio album of original material since '' October Road'' (2002) and first studio album of any ...

'' (2015), '' American Standard'' (2020 - one track) * Steve Tavaglione – ''Blue Tav'' (1990 – three tracks) * Sadao Watanabe – ''Maisha'' (1985) *

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa ...

– ''Musician'' (1985) * Chad Wackerman – '' Forty Reasons'' (1991), '' The View'' (1993), '' Dreams Nightmares and Improvisations'' (2012) *

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-s ...

– '' Amused to Death'' (1992) * Gary Wright – ''Who Am I'' (1988 – four tracks) *

Yoshida Brothers The are Japanese shamisenist musicians who have released several albums on the Domo Records label. The two brothers are performers of the traditional Japanese music style of Tsugaru-jamisen which originated in northern Japan. They debuted in 199 ...

– ''Renaissance'' (2004) Selected individual tracks: * Peter Cetera – "Even A Fool Can See" from the album ''World Falling Down'' *

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

– "If I Could" from the album ''My World'' *

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...

– "Something You Said" from the album ''Tomorrow Today'' *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

– "

I'll Remember "I'll Remember" is a song by American singer Madonna for the 1994 film '' With Honors''. It was released by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records on March 8, 1994, as the lead single from the film's soundtrack album. It was a radical change in ...

" – (from the soundtrack of the film ''With Honors'') *

Aaron Neville Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is a retired American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. ...

– "That's The Way She Loves" from the album ''Warm Your Heart'' *

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

– " Broken Arrow" from the album ''

Vagabond Heart ''Vagabond Heart'' is the sixteenth studio album by British recording artist Rod Stewart, released on 26 March 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 10 in the US, and reached No. 2 in the UK. The album features five singles, among ...

References

External links

Jimmy Johnson Entry on the Europe Jazz Network
* Jimmy Johnson at Allmusic {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jimmy Living people Guitarists from Minnesota 1956 births American male bass guitarists Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians Flim & the BB's members