Way Out!

Way Out!
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	November 1958 [1]
Recorded	February 26–27, 1958 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:51
Label	Riverside RLP 12-274 [2]
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
JG (1958) Way Out! (1958) The Little Giant (1959)

Way Out! is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, released on the Riverside label in 1958. ^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that "the tenor is in superior form for this spirited date." ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?" (Richard Evans) – 6:20
2. "Hot Sausage" (Jody Christian) – 4:07
3. "Sunny Monday" (John Hines) – 9:58
4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 6:47
5. "Teri's Tune" (Teri Thornton) – 8:06
6. "Little John" (Hines) – 7:33

Personnel

• Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Wilbur Ware – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

References

1. "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 3, 1958. p. 6 – via Google Books.
2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
3. Ratliff, Ben (July 26, 2008). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
4. Yanow, Scott. Way Out! at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  89. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.