Henry Johnson (born January 28, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist from Chicago.

Career

Johnson was born in Chicago on January 28, 1954, and grew up in Memphis.[1] He started playing the guitar at the age of 12, teaching himself.[1] He played various styles of music until hearing Wes Montgomery ignited an interest in jazz.[1] He entered Indiana University in 1973.[2]

Johnson has worked with Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, Ramsey Lewis, Norman Simmons, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Williams, and Nancy Wilson.[2] He has led his own bands since 1982.[1]

Discography

As leader

• Feel It (Blue Sand, 1980)
• Future Excursions (MCA Impulse!, 1986)
• You're the One (MCA Impulse!, 1986)
• Never Too Much (MCA, 1990)
• New Beginnings (Heads Up, 1993)
• Missing You (Heads Up, 1994)
• Organic (A440 Music, 2003)

As sideman

With Ramsey Lewis

• Three Piece Suite (Columbia, 1981)
• Live at the Savoy (Columbia, 1982)
• Ivory Pyramid (GRP, 1992)
• Dance of the Soul (GRP, 1998)
• Simple Pleasures (Narada, 2003)
• Taking Another Look (Ramsey's House, 2011)

With Norman Simmons

• The Heat and the Sweet (Milljac, 1997)
• The Art of Norman Simmons (Savant, 2000)
• Synthesis (Savant, 2002)

With Joe Williams

• Every Night Live at Vine St. (Verve, 1987)
• In Good Company (Verve, 1989)
• Ballad and Blues Master (Jazz Heritage Society, 1995)

With others

• Richie Cole, Profile (101 North, 1993)
• Red Holloway, Go Red Go! (Delmark, 2009)
• Vanessa Rubin, Language of Love (Telarc, 1999)
• Urban Knights, Urban Knights (GRP, 1995)
• The Whispers, More of the Night (Capitol, 1990)

References

External links

• Official site