Change of Pace

Change of Pace
Studio album by
Johnny Griffin
Released1961
RecordedFebruary 7 & 16, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
Length45:34
LabelRiverside
RLP 368
Johnny Griffin chronology
Lookin' at Monk!
(1961) 		Change of Pace
(1961) 		Blues Up & Down
(1961)

Change of Pace is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer commented that the "ensemble blend creates a fresh sound which, by itself, gives several of these pieces a texture sufficiently different from the accustomed to set them apart".[3] AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2] Duck Baker in the May 2000 JazzTimes 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

References

  1. ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed October 25, 2012
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2012
  3. ^ a b Wilson, John S. (August 17, 1961). "Johnny Griffin: Change of Pace". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. p. 30.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.