Johnny Griffin (album)

Johnny Griffin
Studio album by
Johnny Griffin Quartet
Released1958
Recorded1956
Chicago
GenreJazz
Length26:12
LabelArgo
LP 624
ProducerDave Usher
Johnny Griffin chronology
Johnny Griffin Sextet
(1958) 		Johnny Griffin
(1958) 		Way Out!
(1958)

Johnny Griffin (also referred to as J. G., Tenor and Johnny Griffin Quartet) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label in 1958.[1][2] The album features the first recordings made under Griffin's leadership but was not released until 1958 by which time his first Blue Note album Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956) had been released and he had attracted attention as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Thom Jurek, writing for AllMusic, described it as "a necessary addition to any shelf that pays Johnny Griffin homage".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated

  1. "I Cried for You" (Gus Arnheim, Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman) – 3:37
  2. "Satin Wrap" – 3:05
  3. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 2:31
  4. "Riff-Raff" (Wilbur Ware) – 3:10
  5. "Bee-Ees" – 3:52
  6. "The Boy Next Door" (Harbach, Vincent Youmans) – 3:18
  7. "These Foolish Things" (Harry Link, Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz) – 3:36
  8. "Lollypop" – 3:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin, ed. (2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide (6th ed.). New York: Penguin Random House. ISBN 9781440229169. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed September 18, 2012
  3. ^ Argo Records discography accessed September 18, 2012
  4. ^ a b Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed September 18, 2012
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.