Really Livin is an album recorded by the J. J. Johnson Sextet which was released on the Columbia label.Discogs album entry accessed July 18, 2016Watts, R., Callahan, M., Edwards, D. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 9: CL 1300-1399 (1959-1960), accessed July 18, 2016The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions - Liner Notes , accessed July 18, 2016

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing "Me Too" (J. J. Johnson) - 6:00 "Decision" (Sonny Rollins) - 4:50 "I've Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:10 "Red Cross" (Charlie Parker) - 2:45 "Almost Like Being in Love" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:45 "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 4:10 "Sidewinder" (Johnson) - 7:05 "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:18 "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 6:27

Personnel J. J. Johnson – trombone Nat Adderley – cornet Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 2 & 4–9) Cedar Walton – piano Spanky DeBrest – bass Albert Heath – drums

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