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James "Osie" Johnson (January 11, 1923 in Washington, D.C. – February 10, 1966 in New York City) was a jazz drummer, arranger and singer. He first worked with Sabby Lewis and then, after service in the United States Navy freelanced for a time in Chicago. From 1951 to 1953 he worked in Earl Hines's band.〔(All Music )〕 He can be heard on albums by Paul Gonsalves, Zoot Sims, and Mose Allison. He recorded an album as a singer, "A Bit of the Blues," and had arranged at a "hit" for singer Dinah Washington. His final recordings as a singer were on a J. J. Johnson album, now compiled as a collection called ''Goodies''. Osie performed at the Harvard Freshman Union building on May 3, 1957, along with Milt Hinton (Bass), Coleman Hawkins (Tenor Sax), Buck Clayton (Trumpet), Urbie Green (Trombone), and Hank Jones (Piano). The group was organized by freshman Joel Pitcoff. Price of admission was $2.50. Osie died of kidney failure in 1966, at the age of 43. ==Television Appearances== In 1957, Johson appeared with Thelonious Monk and Ahmed Abdul-Malik on The Sound of Jazz. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Osie Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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