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Introducing Johnny Griffin

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Released
  
January 1957

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Artist
  
Johnny Griffin

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 17, 1956Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack

Length
  
37:03 original LP47:43 CD reissue

Introducing Johnny Griffin(1956)
  
A Blowin' Session(1957)

Similar
  
Johnny Griffin albums, Jazz albums

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Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio on April 17, 1956.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mildew" (Griffin) - 3:56
  2. "Chicago Calling" (Griffin) - 5:38
  3. "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 5:12
  4. "The Boy Next Door" (Martin, Blane) - 4:57
  5. "Nice and Easy" (Griffin) - 4:22
  6. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 5:02
  7. "Lover Man" (Davis, Ram Ramirez, Sherman) - 7:56

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 6:23
  2. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:17

Personnel

  • Johnny Griffin - tenor sax
  • Wynton Kelly - piano
  • Curly Russell - bass
  • Max Roach - drums

    • Songs

    1Mil Dew3:56
    2Chicago Calling5:39
    3These Foolish Things5:12

    References

    Introducing Johnny Griffin Wikipedia
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