Introducing Johnny Griffin

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Introducing Johnny Griffin
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1957 (1957-02) [1]
RecordedApril 17, 1956
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length37:03 (LP)
47:43 (CD)
Label Blue Note
BLP 1533 [2]
Producer Alfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology
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(1957)
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(1957)
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Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by the jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was released through Blue Note Records in February 1957. [1] [5] The recording was made at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack on April 17, 1956. [6]

Contents

Track listing

Original release

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mil Dew"Griffin3:56
2."Chicago Calling"Griffin5:38
3."These Foolish Things"5:12
4."The Boy Next Door"4:57
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nice and Easy"Griffin4:22
2."It's All Right with Me" Cole Porter 5:02
3."Lover Man"
7:56

CD reissue

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mil Dew"Griffin3:56
2."Chicago Calling"Griffin5:38
3."These Foolish Things"5:12
4."The Boy Next Door"4:57
5."Nice and Easy"Griffin4:22
6."It's All Right with Me" Cole Porter 5:02
7."Lover Man"
7:56
8."The Way You Look Tonight"6:23
9."Cherokee" Ray Noble 4:17
Total length:47:43

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Parnes, Sid, ed. (February 16, 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box . New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 28. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 via Google Books.
  3. "Chicago Calling - Johnny Griffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. Tamarkin, Jeff (April 25, 2019). "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.
  6. "Blue Note Records Discography: 1955-1956". www.jazzdisco.org.