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Nick Phillips compiled this chronologically arranged nine-track overview of the career of "The Little Giant," Johnny Griffin, as a leader and as a sideman for the Riverside, Jazzland, Prestige, and Galaxy catalogs. The recording dates mainly range from 1958-1962, though the final track, a lovely version of "Autumn Leaves," comes from a 1978 session. There is only one original on the set, the wonderful "63rd Street Theme" from the album The Little Giant, in 1959. Other albums represented here are Way Out!, The Little Giant, Johnny Griffin Sextet, Tough Tenors, and The Tenor Scene with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Thelonious Monk's Thelonious in Action, the great Big Soul Band session from 1960, Wes Montgomery's Full House, and Return of the Griffin from 1978. The highlights of the set include the big band's version of "Wade in the Water," the blazing version of "Cherokee," and the reading of Lester Young's "Tickle Toe." Other highlights -- though non-musical ones -- are the insightful and engaging -- as well as authoritative -- liner notes by author and critic Ashley Khan.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Ray Noble, ComposerLyricist - Wilbur Ware, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Philly Joe Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griffin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Drew, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griffin Quartet, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Higgins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil De Lancie, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Riverside Records, Distributed by Concord.
Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Griffin Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Riverside Records
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Griffin, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk Quartet , MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1958 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Griffin Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Fantasy, Inc.
Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Lester Young, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Griffin, MainArtist - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Jazzland Records
Charlie Davis, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griffin Orchestra, MainArtist - Pat Patrick, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Bob Cranshaw, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griffin, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Priester, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer, Recording Producer - Ray Fowler, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Mabern, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin Williams, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Phil De Lancie, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Riverside Records, Distributed by Concord.
Thelonious Monk, Composer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Wynton Kelly, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Griffin, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wally Heider, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wes Montgomery, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1962 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, Author - Jacques Prevert, Author - Joseph Kosma, Composer - Johnny Griffin, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Galaxy Records/ Fantasy Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Nick Phillips compiled this chronologically arranged nine-track overview of the career of "The Little Giant," Johnny Griffin, as a leader and as a sideman for the Riverside, Jazzland, Prestige, and Galaxy catalogs. The recording dates mainly range from 1958-1962, though the final track, a lovely version of "Autumn Leaves," comes from a 1978 session. There is only one original on the set, the wonderful "63rd Street Theme" from the album The Little Giant, in 1959. Other albums represented here are Way Out!, The Little Giant, Johnny Griffin Sextet, Tough Tenors, and The Tenor Scene with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Thelonious Monk's Thelonious in Action, the great Big Soul Band session from 1960, Wes Montgomery's Full House, and Return of the Griffin from 1978. The highlights of the set include the big band's version of "Wade in the Water," the blazing version of "Cherokee," and the reading of Lester Young's "Tickle Toe." Other highlights -- though non-musical ones -- are the insightful and engaging -- as well as authoritative -- liner notes by author and critic Ashley Khan.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:26
- Main artists: Johnny Griffin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Riverside
- Genre: Jazz
© 2009 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2009 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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