Osie Johnson

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.

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 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.

Discography

As leader

Osie

Osie ([ˈɔɕe]), formerly German Osche, is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osie. It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Świecie, 59 km (37 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 66 km (41 mi) north of Toruń.

The village has a population of 2,520.

References

Coordinates: 53°35′54″N 18°20′37″E / 53.59833°N 18.34361°E / 53.59833; 18.34361

Łosie

Łosie may refer to the following places:

See also

Łosień, Lublin Voivodeship

Łosień [ˈwɔɕeɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wysokie, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 38 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

References

Coordinates: 50°55′27″N 22°41′48″E / 50.92417°N 22.69667°E / 50.92417; 22.69667