Johnny Griffin - Introducing Johnny Griffin (45RPM, Number : 0058)
Rarity - Sealed
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone [click here to see more vinyl featuring Johnny Griffin]
Wynton Kelly, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wynton Kelly]
Curly Russell, bass
Max Roach, drums [click here to see more vinyl featuring Max Roach]
2 LPs, Gatefold jacket
Limited & Numbered Edition (Number : 0058)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on April 17, 1956 by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Remastered by Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Originally released in 1956
Reissued in 2010
Tracks :
Side A:
- Mil Dew
- Chicago Calling
- These Foolish Things
- The Boy Next Door
Side B:
- Nice And Easy
- It's Allright With Me
- Lover Man
Reviews :
Analogue Productions' Blue Note and Nat "King" Cole Reissues WIN A Positive Feedback 2010 Brutus Award!
"...if you haven't picked up every one of the Blue Note and Nat King Cole reissues from Chad Kassem and company at Acoustic Sounds, you're really missing out!" - David W. Robinson, Positive Feedback, Issue 52
Johnny Griffin had been kicking around in R&B bands for years before his Blue Note debut in 1956. And what was "introduced" was a tenor saxophonist with a fresh sound, a warm, soulful style and the fastest technique in jazz. He moves from lyrical ballads to blistering tempos with ease. Within two years, Griff would become one of the leading tenor saxophonists in jazz as a member of Thelonious Monk's quartet.
Rating:
Discogs 4.63/5