Harold "Money"Johnson (February 23, 1918 – March 28, 1978) was an Americanjazz trumpeter.

Johnson was born inTyler, Texas, on February 23, 1918.^[1] He first played trumpet at age 15.^[2] Primarily a trumpeter, he also recorded with the trombone in a few instances and subsequently the flugelhorn and flute, respectively.

He moved toOklahoma City in 1936 and jammed withCharlie Christian andHenry Bridges before joiningNat Towles's band.^[1] He played withHorace Henderson andBob Dorsey before returning to Towles's band in 1944 in Chicago.^[1] He also played withCount Basie,Cootie Williams,Lucky Millinder, andBull Moose Jackson in the 1940s.^[1] His associations in the 1950s includedLouis Jordan (1951),Lucky Thompson (1953),Sy Oliver,Buddy Johnson,Cozy Cole,Mercer Ellington,Little Esther (1956), andPanama Francis (for performances in Uruguay in 1953).^[1]

In the 1960s Johnson played in thehouse band at theApollo Theater in New York, and recorded withKing Curtis in 1962.^[1] He toured theUSSR withEarl Hines in 1966.^[1] From 1968 he played in theDuke Ellington Orchestra and also worked again with Hines and Oliver.^[1] He recorded withBuck Clayton in 1975.^[1] Johnson's last performance was on the night before he died of a heart attack,^[2] which was on March 28, 1978, in New York City.^[1]

Year of release, rather than recording is indicated.

WithPearl Bailey

• 1944–1947 (Classics, 2002)
• Takes Two To Tango (ASV/Living Era, 2004)

WithCozy Cole

• Cozy Cole/Savina (Love, 2005)

WithBuck Clayton

• Buck Clayton Jam Session (Chiaroscuro, 1975)

WithKing Curtis

• Blow Man, Blow! (Bear Family, 1992)

WithDuke Ellington

• Second Sacred Concert (Prestige, 1968)
• New Orleans Suite (Atlantic, 1970)
• The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Original Jazz Classics, 1971)
• Up In Duke's Workshop (Original Jazz Classics, 1972)
• The Ellington Suites: The Queen's Suite/The Goutelas Suite/The Uwis Suite (Pablo/Original Jazz Classics, released 1976)
• The Intimate Ellington (Concord, 1977)
• Private Collection, Vol. 9: Studio Sessions, New York (Saja, 1989)
• Private Collection, Vol. 10 (Saja, 1989)
• Never Before Released Recordings 1965–1972 (Musicmasters, 1991)
• Cool Rock (Laserlight, 1992)
• Berlin '65/Paris '67 (Pablo, 1997)
• Togo Brava Suite (Storyville, 2001)
• Live & Rare (Bluebird RCA, 2002)
• Rugged Jungle (Lost Secret, 2004)
• New York, NY (Storyville, 2008)
• Live in Warsaw October 30, 1971 (Gambit, 2009)
• Last Trip To Paris: Nov 14 1973 (City Hall, 2013)
• Mara Gold (Squatty Roo, 2014)

With Duke Ellington Orchestra /Mercer Ellington

• Continuum (Fantasy, 1975)

WithLouis Jordan

• Let the Good Times Roll (Imports, 1992)
• Let The Good Times Roll: The Anthology 1938–1953 (MCA, 1999)

WithBarbara Lewis

• Hello Stranger: The Best of Barbara Lewis (Rhino, 1994)

WithJack McDuff

• A Change Is Gonna Come/Double Barrelled Soul (Atlantic, 1966)

WithBull Moose Jackson

• 1945–1947 (Classics, 2003)

WithLucky Millinder

• Back Beats (Pearl, 1996)
• 1943–1947 (Classics, 1999)

WithHouston Person

• Houston Express (Prestige, 1970)
• Legends Of Acid Jazz (Prestige, 1996)

WithRed Prysock

• Swingsation (Verve, 1999)

WithJesse Stone

• Jesse Stone Alias Charles "Chuck" Calhoun (Bear Family, 1996)

WithLucky Thompson

• Lucky Moments (Ocium, 2003)

With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

• Primary Cuts, Vol. 1 (Catfish, 2000)

With Cootie Williams and His Orchestra

• 1945–1946 (Classics, 1999)
• Big Bands At The Savoy (andLuis Russell, Allegro, 1999)

• 1918 births
• 1978 deaths
• 20th-century American musicians
• American jazz trumpeters
• American male trumpeters
• Duke Ellington Orchestra members
• Musicians from Tyler, Texas
• American male jazz musicians
• 20th-century American male musicians

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