Plas Johnson
Plas John Johnson Jr. (born July 21, 1931) is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most widely known as the tenor saxophone soloist on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme". He also performs on alto and baritone sax as well as various flutes and clarinets. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 21, 1931 (Donaldsonville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlantic | 2365 | 10-in. | 3/15/1957 | Jim dandy got married | LaVern Baker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Atlantic | 2366 | 10-in. | 3/15/1957 | Love me right | LaVern Baker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | L 11428 | 3/13/1959 | The birth of the blues | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 11429 | 3/13/1959 | Jumpin' with Symphony Sid | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 11430 | 3/13/1959 | My heart reminds me | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 11431 | 3/25/1959 | House of bamboo | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 11432 | 3/13/1959 | Gee bay, ain't I good to you? | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 11433 | 3/13/1959 | The birth of the blues | Earl Grant | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12031 | 4/6/1960 | Green eyes | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12032 | 4/6/1960 | March of the Bob Cats | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12033 | 4/6/1960 | Frenesi | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12034 | 4/6/1960 | Woodchopper's ball | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12035 | 4/6/1960 | Alone together | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12036 | 4/8/1960 | Me and my shadow | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12037 | 4/8/1960 | Sometimes I'm happy | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | L 12038 | 4/8/1960 | Let's dance | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Plas," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/323887.
Johnson, Plas. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/323887.
"Johnson, Plas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Plas Johnson
Discogs: Plas Johnson
Allmusic: Plas Johnson
IMDb: Plas Johnson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Johnson, Plas - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91092472
Wikidata: Plas Johnson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2098445
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63190814
MusicBrainz: Plas Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/af3fd163-80ee-4782-abc5-5106cc0cdb60
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.