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Introducing Johnny Griffin
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1957 (1957-02) [1]
RecordedApril 17, 1956
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length37:03 (LP)
47:43 (CD)
Label Blue Note
BLP 1533 [2]
Producer Alfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology
Introducing Johnny Griffin
(1957)
A Blowin' Session
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack on April 17, 1956 [5] and released on Blue Note in February 1957. [1] [6]

Track listing

Original release

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mil Dew"Griffin3:56
2."Chicago Calling"Griffin5:38
3." These Foolish Things"5:12
4." The Boy Next Door"4:57
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nice and Easy"Griffin4:22
2." It's All Right with Me" Cole Porter5:02
3." Lover Man"
7:56

CD reissue

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mil Dew"Griffin3:56
2."Chicago Calling"Griffin5:38
3." These Foolish Things"5:12
4." The Boy Next Door"4:57
5."Nice and Easy"Griffin4:22
6." It's All Right with Me" Cole Porter5:02
7." Lover Man"
7:56
8." The Way You Look Tonight"6:23
9." Cherokee" Ray Noble4:17
Total length:47:43

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (February 16, 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN  9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Chicago Calling - Johnny Griffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN  978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ "Blue Note Records Discography: 1955-1956". www.jazzdisco.org.
  6. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.