Johnny Griffin - Introducing Johnny Griffin (Hybrid SACD, Mono)
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Johnny Griffin]
Wynton Kelly, piano [click here to see more
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Curly Russell, bass
Max Roach, drums [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Max Roach]
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Mono
Studio
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 2011
Tracks :
- Mil Dew
- Chicago Calling
- These Foolish Things
- The Boy Next Door
- 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