Search - Artist/Band: Plas Johnson

• Name: Plas Johnson
• Birthday: 07/21/1931
• Birth Place: Donaldsonville, LA
• Decades Active: 1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz

Title	Release
Madison Avenue Strut	11/16/2004
Midnight Blues	11/16/2004
Best of Plas Johnson	05/20/2000
Evening Delight W	12/14/1999
Hot Blue & Saxy W	1990
Positively	05/1976
The Blues W	09/1975

Plas Johnson's seductive tenor sound has been utilized on many studio sessions, including -- most notably -- the Pink Panther film (1963). A more versatile player than one might think, Johnson sounds equally at home in blues, R&B-ish, and hard bop settings. He recorded a single in New Orleans (1950), moved to Los Angeles, and was quickly established as a popular studio musician. Johnson worked with Johnny Otis and Charles Brown, recorded dates as a leader for Tampa (1956-1957), Score, Capitol (1958-1960), Ava (1964), and Concord (1975-1976), worked with the Capp-Pierce Juggernaut, and toured with the Gene Harris Superband in 1990. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide