Riverside – RLP 12-304Rec. Dates : August 4 & 5, 1959Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBass : Sam JonesDrums : Albert HeathPiano : Wynton KellyTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Blue Mitchell Billboard : 12/07/1959Three stars Johnny Griffin‘s strong blowing has won him a sizable following. In this set, his tenor sax leads a sextet in efforts which are also…
Riverside – RLP 12-262Rec. Date : August 7, 1958Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Roy HaynesTenor Sax : Johnny Griffin San Bernardino County SunJim Angelo : 11/15/1958Album of the Week Musicians and critics alike generally recognize Thelonious Monk as one of the major figures in modern jazz. By virtue of his contributions to the Minton group…
Riverside – RLP 12-237Rec. Dates : April 12, 1957 April 17, 1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Clark TerryBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Wynton KellyTenor Sax : Johnny Griffin Army Times Tom Scanlan : 12/28/1957 Clark Terry, trumpet sideman with Duke Ellington who has been tagged one of the most underrated musicians in the business by several critics, is featured…
Blue Note – BLP 1580Rec. Date : October 23, 1957 Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Kenny DennisPiano : Sonny Clark Strictlyheadies : 04/24/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 03/30/1958Three stars Johnny Griffin, one of the better and more solidly based tenormen of the hard bop school will add to his following with this new LP. It features…
Blue Note – BLP 1559Rec. Date : April 6, 1957 Tenor Sax : Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane, Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Wynton KellyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Strictlyheadies : 03/14/2019Stream this Album Audio : February, 1958Charles A. Robertson Subtitled as a blowing session, the second album bearing the name of the Chicago tenor saxist Johnny Griffin is just like that, in…
