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Change of Pace

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Released
  
1961

Length
  
45:34

Change of Pace (1961)
  
Blues Up & Down (1961)

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Riverside RLP 368

Recorded
  
February 7 & 16, 1961 New York City

Change of Pace is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.

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Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars. As no descriptive text accompanies this star rating it is likely to be the default score, awaiting actual evaluation. Duck Baker in the May 2000 Jazz Times referred to it as a great album revealing the arranging skills of the leader to a new extent, and that the two bass mix was effective.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin except as indicated

  1. "Soft and Furry" - 3:43
  2. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) - 3:29
  3. "The Last of the Fat Pants" - 4:20
  4. "Same to You" - 4:25
  5. "Connie's Bounce" (Consuela Lee) - 4:01
  6. "Situation" (Julius Watkins) - 3:56
  7. "Nocturne" - 5:27
  8. "Why Not?" - 5:02
  9. "As We All Know" (Lee) - 4:46

Personnel

  • Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
  • Julius Watkins - French horn
  • Larry Gales, Bill Lee - bass
  • Ben Riley - drums
  • References

    Change of Pace Wikipedia