Introducing Johnny Griffin
1957 studio album by Johnny Griffin
Introducing Johnny Griffin | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny Griffin | ||||
Released | February 1957 (1957-02)[1] | |||
Recorded | April 17, 1956 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:03 (LP) 47:43 (CD) | |||
Label | Blue Note BLP 1533[2] | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Johnny Griffin chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by the jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was released on Blue Note in February 1957.[1][5] The recording was made at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack on April 17, 1956.[6] and
Track listing
Original release
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mil Dew" | Griffin | 3:56 |
2. | "Chicago Calling" | Griffin | 5:38 |
3. | "These Foolish Things" |
| 5:12 |
4. | "The Boy Next Door" | 4:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Nice and Easy" | Griffin | 4:22 |
2. | "It's All Right with Me" | Cole Porter | 5:02 |
3. | "Lover Man" |
| 7:56 |
CD reissue
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mil Dew" | Griffin | 3:56 |
2. | "Chicago Calling" | Griffin | 5:38 |
3. | "These Foolish Things" | 5:12 | |
4. | "The Boy Next Door" | 4:57 | |
5. | "Nice and Easy" | Griffin | 4:22 |
6. | "It's All Right with Me" | Cole Porter | 5:02 |
7. | "Lover Man" |
| 7:56 |
8. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | 6:23 | |
9. | "Cherokee" | Ray Noble | 4:17 |
Total length: | 47:43 |
Personnel
- Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Curly Russell – bass
- Max Roach – drums
References
- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (February 16, 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Chicago Calling - Johnny Griffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.
- ^ "Blue Note Records Discography: 1955-1956". www.jazzdisco.org.
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- Introducing Johnny Griffin (1957)
- A Blowin' Session (1957)
- The Congregation (1958)
- Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
- Johnny Griffin (1958)
- Way Out! (1958)
- The Little Giant (1959)
- The Big Soul-Band (1960)
- Battle Stations (1960)
- Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party (1960)
- Tough Tenors (1960)
- Griff & Lock (1960)
- Lookin' at Monk! (1961)
- Change of Pace (1961)
- Blues Up & Down (1961)
- White Gardenia (1961)
- The Kerry Dancers (1961)
- Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
- Grab This! (1962)
- Soul Groove (1963)
- Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me (1963)
- Night Lady (1964)
- Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)
- Birds and Ballads (1978)
- Bush Dance (1979)
- Return of the Griffin (1979)
- To the Ladies (1982)
- Call It Whachawana (1983)
- The First Set (1961)
- The Tenor Scene (1961)
- The Late Show (1961)
- The Midnight Show (1961)
- Blues for Harvey (1973)
- NYC Underground (1981)
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