Riverside – RLP 12-252Rec. Dates : October 16 & November 18, 1957 Stream this Album Bass : Wilbur WareAlto Sax : John JenkinsDrums : Wilbur Campbell, Frankie DunlopPiano : Junior ManceTenor Sax : Johnny Griffin American Record GuideMartin Williams : 06/1958 Since the early forties, when Jimmy Blanton announced a new approach to the instrument,…
Riverside – RLP 12-264Rec. Dates : February 25-27, 1958Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny GriffinBaritone Sax : Pepper AdamsBass : Wilbur WareDrums : Philly Joe JonesPiano : Kenny DrewTrumpet : Donald Byrd Billboard : 06/09/1958Three stars An excellent and hard-driving session by the Griffin crew. D. Byrd is showcased on trumpet; P. Adams,…
Atlantic – 1278Rec. Date : May 15, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyPiano : Thelonious MonkBass : Spanky DeBrestTenor Sax : Johnny GriffinTrumpet : Bill Hardman Cashbox : 05/31/1958 Monk’s driving piano and the Messengers’ hard bop delivery make for a collection of swinging sessions. Blowing out front are Bill Hardman on trumpet…
Bethlehem – BCP-6023Rec. Date : October 9 & 11, 1957Stream this Album Drums : Art BlakeyBass : Spanky DeBrestPiano : Sam Dockery, Junior ManceTenor Sax : Johnny GriffinTrumpet : Bill Hardman Billboard : 12/23/1957Special Merit Jazz Album One of the best Messenger sets to hit the market in quite some time. Material treated is…
Riverside – RLP 279 / 1133Rec. Date : August 7, 1958Stream this Album Piano : Thelonious MonkBass : Ahmed Abdul-MalikDrums : Roy HaynesTenor Sax : Johnny Griffin Cashbox : 01/10/1959Jazz Pick of the Week These six performances by Monk – a fella in great disk demand – were cut during a Monk quartet outing…
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…
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 : 03/31/1958Three 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 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane, Hank MobleyBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Art BlakeyPiano : Wynton KellyTrumpet : Lee Morgan Audio : February, 1958Charles A. Robertson Subtitled as a blowing session, the second album bearing the name of the Chicago tenor…
