Way Out!

Way Out!
Way Out!
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	November 1958
Recorded	February 26–27, 1958; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:51
Label	Riverside ; RLP 12-274
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology

Last updated December 05, 2023

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

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

Personnel

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References

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

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[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.

[AllMusic-4] 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Way Out! at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-6] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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