- jazz
- 34 min
- 6 tracks
- Riverside
The Little Giant is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin and his all-star sextet, released on the Riverside label in 1959. It was Griffin's third album on Riverside.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- 1Olive Refractions4:19
- 2The Message7:24
- 3Lonely One4:10
- 463rd Street Theme7:34
- 5Playmates4:20
- 6Venus and the Moon6:29
6 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Johnny Griffin
- Label
- Riverside
- Released
- 1959
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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