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Johnny Griffin 1958

jazz 26 min 8 tracks Argo

Johnny Griffin is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label in 1958. The album features the first recordings made under Griffin's leadership but was not released until 1958 by which time his first Blue Note album Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956) had been released and he had attracted attention as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

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Character

Classical in form, grave, spare and intimate.

classical in formformally daring
gravecomic
sparerichly built

Tracks

A1I Cried for You3:33
A2Satin Wrap3:02
A3Yesterdays2:28
A4Riff-Raff3:07
B1Bee-Ees3:50
B2The Boy Next Door3:15
B3These Foolish Things3:33
B4Lollypop3:03

8 tracks, 26 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Johnny Griffin Quartet
Label: Argo
Released: 1958
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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