Co Streiff Russ Johnson Quartet - Oracle (2026)

2026 Intakt

Co Streiff alto saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet Christian Weber double bass Gerry Hemingway drums 1. Horizontal Heartburn 8:18 2. Smithy Street 7:00 3. In Circles .  Yellow Crane 16:27 4. Saguache 7:03 5. Remember Little Feather 9:58 6. Oracle 5:08 ▼

Russ Johnson, Mabel Kwan, Tim Daisy - In Still Life (2026)

2026 Relay

Russ Johnson trumpet Mabel Kwan piano Tim Daisy drums 1. The Eighth of June 4:28     2. The Last Page 4:37     3. In Still Life (a) 2:16     4. Diagonal 6:41     5. The Drum Song 5:25     6. In Still Life (b) 2:41     7. First Lines 4:28     8. 1,000 Lights 8:40     ▼

Tom Varner - Heaven and Hell (2009)

2009 OmniTone

Tom Varner French horn Russ Johnson trumpet Chris Stover trombone Jesse Canterbury clarinet Saul Cline (1,4,6) soprano saxophone Hans Teuber (8,10,12,14) soprano saxophone Mark Taylor alto saxophone Eric Barber tenor saxophone Jim DeJoie baritone saxophone Phill Sparks bass Byron Vannoy drums 1. Prelude 1:04   2. Overview 8:14   3. A Moment 1:14   4. The Daily Dance 11:19   5. Bells 1:34   6. The Trilling Clouds 8:29   7. Three Thoughts 1:20   8. Queen Tai 12:11   9. Fields 0:52   10. Birds and Thirds 3:59   11. Low Resolution 1:37   12. Waltz for the Proud Tired Worriers 4:06   13. Searchlight 1:23   14. Structure Down 11:12   15. Postlude: Nine Years Later 1:19  ▼

Rempis, Johnson, Heinemann, Cunningham - Embers and Ash (2025)

2025 Aerophonic

Dave Rempis soprano, alto, tenor saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet Jakob Heinemann bass Jeremy Cunningham drums  1. Where It Breaks 25:10 2. Cinder 10:38 3. Slash and Burn 20:24  ▼

Jon Irabagon's PlainsPeak - Someone To Someone (2025)

2025 Irabbagast Records

Jon Irabagon alto saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet Clark Sommers bass Dana Hall drums 1. Someone to Someone 4:46 2. Buggin' the Bug 5:42 3. Malört is My Shepherd 7:01 4. At What Price Garlic.mp3    11:01 5. Tiny Miracles (at a Funeral for a Friend) 5:52 6. The Pulseman 8:06 ▼

Russ Johnson, Christian Weber, Dieter Ulrich - To Walk On Eggshells (2025)

2025 Now-ezz-thetics

Russ Johnson  trumpet Christian Weber double bass Dieter Ulrich drums 1. Lifted  4:22   2. No Folk's Song 5:26   3. Pointillistic 4:58   4. For A.R. 6:56   5. To Walk On Eggshells 5:46   6. Subject Matter? :56   7. Hidden Upsides Of Contortion 4:50   8. Confession  6:21   9. Exits Locked 5:05   Recorded at DRS Radiostudio 2, Zürich, December 1, 2009 by Martin Pearson ▼

Co Streiff Sextet - Loops, Holes & Angels (2007)

2007 Intakt

Co Streiff  alto, soprano saxophone Tommy Meier  tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, balafon Russ Johnson  trumpet, flugelhorn Ben Jeger  piano, farfisa, clavinet, accordion Christian Weber  double bass Fredi Flükiger  drums, percussion, balafon 1. Loops, Holes & Angels  7:09   2. Laban Ko  3:32   3. Aka  3:11   4. Batak  5:44   5. Le Matin Blanc  5:11   6. Chtau  7:35   7. Die Brücke  4:01   8. Die Heimkehr  4:17   9. Kirui  5:47   10. Ah Chabiba  3:15 ▼

Co Streiff Russ Johnson Quartet - In Circles (2011)

2011 Intakt

Co Streiff alto, soprano sax Russ Johnson trumpet Christian Weber bass Julian Sartorius drums 1. Short Outbreak 9:21 2. In Circles 11:39 3. Five Dark Days 5:51 4. The Loper 8:32 5. Tomorrow Dance 11:16 6. Farks Lark 8:26 7. Confession 7:02 ▼   |  Re-post

Russ Johnson, Tim Daisy, Max Johnson - Live at the Hungry Brain (2023)

2023 Fundacja Słuchaj

Russ Johnson trumpet Tim Daisy drums Max Johnson bass 1. Side One 19:11 2. Side Two 21:22 ▼

Russ Johnson Quartet - Reveal (2023)

2023 Calligram Records

Russ Johnson trumpet Mark Feldman violin Ethan Philion bass Timothy Daisy drums 1.  Skips 06:57     2.  The Slow Reveal 09:06     3.  Long Branch 07:53     4.  REM Unit 03:07     5.  Agnomen 07:17     6.  Veiled Invitation 06:22     7.  TRM 01:42 8.  Dog Gone It 05:54 9.  Coda 03:20 ▼

Johnson, Rempis, Abrams, Spencer, Cunningham - Harmattan (2020)

2020 Aerophonic

Russ Johnson trumpet Dave Rempis alto, tenor, baritone saxophone Joshua Abrams bass Isaiah Spencer drums Jeremy Cunningham drums      1. Nocturne 41:02 ▼

Stirrup+6 - The Avondale Addition (2020)

2020 Cuneiform

Stirrup: Fred Lonberg-Holm lightbox operator Nick Macri bass Charles Rumback drums + 6: Jen Clare Paulson viola Zoots Houston electronics Keefe Jackson reeds Russ Johnson trumpet Peter Maunu guitar, violin Mars Williams reeds 1.  Song for Salim 11:00     2.  Salt Lines 8:41     3.  Floating Melody 8:34     4.  Insen for Yonsei 7:35     5.  Little Spots 7:39     6.  Rodney's Last Ride 9:04     7.  Domi's Dream 7:50  ▼

Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet - Re-Collect (2019)

2019 Not Two Records

Jeb Bishop trombone Russ Johnson trumpet Frank Rosaly drums Jason Roebke bass 1. Exordium / Salt 21:24 2. Sweat the Grub / On the Floor 18:46 3. Razorlip 9:58 4. Lungfish 7:50 5. Sometimes 6:10 6. Backfire 9:51 ▼

Ken Thomson - Sextet (2018)

2018 New Focus Recordings

Ken Thomson alto saxophone Anna Webber tenor saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet Alan Ferber trombone Adam Armstrong bass Daniel Dor drums 1. Passacaglia Ungherese 5:21 2. Misery Is The New Hope 5:48 3. Icebreaker 7:32 4. Resolve 10:26 5. Helpless 7:36 6. Turn around 8:29 7. Phantom Vibration Syndrome 9:25 ▼

Russ Johnson, Rob Clearfield, Matt Ulery, Jon Deitemyer - Headlands (2018)

2018 Woolgathering Records

Russ Johnson trumpet Rob Clearfield keyboards Matt Ulery bass Jon Deitemyer drums 1. Headlands 1:17 2. Serpent Kane 5:17 3. Transition Johnson 2:24 4. Fjord 5:54 5. Transition Clearfield 3:07 6. Mons Calpe 7:37 7. Transition Ulery 3:24 8. Kapoj 6:36 9. Wellenpeitschen 6:04 10. Transition Deitemyer 2:03 11. Isthmus 4:46 12 Headlands Reprise 3:00 ▼

Noah Preminger Group - Dry Bridge Road (2008)

2008 Noah Preminger

Noah Preminger saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet Ben Monder guitar Frank Kimbrough piano John Hébert bass Ted Poor drums 1. Luke 6:55 2. A Dream 2:08 3. Today Is Okay 5:11 4. Blues for Steve Lacy 10:56 5. Sax of a Kind 3:46 6. Where Seagulls Fly 8:07 7. Was It a Rat I Saw? ... 4:25 8. Real Nice 7:49 9. Rhythm for Robert 6:46 ▼   |  Re-post

Kris Davis - Lifespan (2004)

2004 Fresh Sound

Kris Davis piano Tony Malaby tenor, soprano saxophone Russ Johnson trumpet, flugelhorn Jason Rigby tenor, soprano saxophone; clarinets Eivind Opsvik bass Jeff Davis drums 1. Jo-ann 9:16 2. Argypha 7:57 3. Travel Far 11:00 4. Lifespan 4:29 5. Even Eivind 10:32 6. Nein 1:55 7. Endless 8:15 8. The Epic 12:18 ▼   |  Re-post

Russ Johnson - Save Big (2004)

2004 OmniTone

Russ Johnson trumpet John O'Gallagher alto sax Kermit Driscoll double bass Mark Ferber drums, percussion 1. Saguache 6:17 2. Figuratively Speaking 6:25 3. Reveille 5:15 4. Duo 2:58 5. Indonesian Folk Song 4:40 6. Rapid Comfort 5:46 7. Constantinople 8:37 8. The Loper 9:08 9. Sympathetic Mildew 1:36 10. Untitled (Hidden) Track 1:07

Greg Ward - Touch My Beloved's Thought (2016)

2016 Greenleaf Music

Greg Ward alto saxophone Tim Haldeman tenor saxophone Keefe Jackson tenor, baritone saxophone Ben LaMarGuy cornet Russ Johnson trumpet Norman Palm trombone Christopher Davis bass trombone Dennis Luxion piano Jason Roebke bass Marcus Evans drums 1. Daybreak 6:48 2. Singular Serande 4:02 3. The Menacing Lean 6:32 4. Smash, Push, Pull, Crash 0:45 5. With All Your Sorrow, Sing a Song of Jubilance 5:47 6. Grit 3:26 7. Round 3 6:20 8. Dialogue of the Black Saint 4:41 9. Gather Round, The Revolution Is At Hand 12:34

Russ Johnson - Still Out To Lunch (2014)

2014 ENJA

Russ Johnson trumpet Roy Nathanson alto, soprano sax Myra Melford piano Brad Jones bass George Schuller drums 1. Hat and Beard 9:22 2. Something Sweet, Something Tender 7:39 3. Out To Lunch 10:22 4. Intake (Part One from Love Suite) 5:02 5. Gazzelloni 4:31 6. Little Blue Devil 7:58 7. Straight Up and Down 7:10 8. Song for the Ram’s Horn 4:32