Re: Tommy Johnson solo recordings
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:04 am
Well, one can hear Mr. Johnson solo (in one form or another) on probably 66% of all of the major Hollywood motion pictures recorded in Los Angeles from perhaps the mid-sixties to his death in 2006.
I was a student of his when he recorded Tubby with the Manhattan Transfer, and he was very excited about the recording, that is a good place to start. I remember him debating on what horn to take to Florida for the recording, and he finally decided on his Yamaha 822 F, although I think he would have liked to take three horns if it was practical. Perhaps that was part of what got his brain stirring towards making an F/CC double horn.
In 1992 he played an incredible solo recital in Schoenberg Hall at UCLA, where he performed the Broughton Sonata and some other very popular (at least to us tubists) pieces, including a spectacular piece on his Rudy F cimbasso. Mr. Broughton was his accompanist throughout the performance, if I remember correctly. I know that it was recorded by the UCLA A/V staff, but don't know what ever happened to that recording. Most likely, Mr. Johnson had a recording of the concert himself, and it may be amongst the items left in his estate.
If anyone ever gets their hand on that particular recording, I would pay top digital dollar to get a copy myself. I was blessed to be there, and to be with him backstage right before he played!
I was a student of his when he recorded Tubby with the Manhattan Transfer, and he was very excited about the recording, that is a good place to start. I remember him debating on what horn to take to Florida for the recording, and he finally decided on his Yamaha 822 F, although I think he would have liked to take three horns if it was practical. Perhaps that was part of what got his brain stirring towards making an F/CC double horn.
In 1992 he played an incredible solo recital in Schoenberg Hall at UCLA, where he performed the Broughton Sonata and some other very popular (at least to us tubists) pieces, including a spectacular piece on his Rudy F cimbasso. Mr. Broughton was his accompanist throughout the performance, if I remember correctly. I know that it was recorded by the UCLA A/V staff, but don't know what ever happened to that recording. Most likely, Mr. Johnson had a recording of the concert himself, and it may be amongst the items left in his estate.
If anyone ever gets their hand on that particular recording, I would pay top digital dollar to get a copy myself. I was blessed to be there, and to be with him backstage right before he played!
