| Change of Pace | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 7 & 16, 1961 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label |
Riverside RLP 368 | |||
| Johnny Griffin chronology | ||||
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Change of Pace is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label. [1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
| DownBeat |
[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[4] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer commented that the "ensemble blend creates a fresh sound which, by itself, gives several of these pieces a texture sufficiently different from the accustomed to set them apart". [3] AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2] Duck Baker in the May 2000 JazzTimes referred to it as a great album revealing the arranging skills of the leader to a new extent, and that the two bass mix was effective.
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated.
- "Soft and Furry" – 3:43
- " In the Still of the Night" ( Cole Porter) – 3:29
- "The Last of the Fat Pants" – 4:20
- "Same to You" – 4:25
- "Connie's Bounce" (Consuela Lee) – 4:01
- "Situation" (Julius Watkins) – 3:56
- "Nocturne" – 5:27
- "Why Not?" – 5:02
- "As We All Know" (Lee) – 4:46
Personnel
- Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Larry Gales, Bill Lee – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
References
- ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed October 25, 2012
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2012
- ^ a b Wilson, John S. (August 17, 1961). "Johnny Griffin: Change of Pace". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. p. 30.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.