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Tenor saxman Johnny Griffin was often touted for his blisteringly fast technique, but he was also a versatile stylist, as this classic date, Griffin's Blue Note debut, demonstrates. Released in 1956, INTRODUCING has Griffin tackling ballads and soulful, mid-tempo numbers, in addition to athletic bop workouts. Griffin's playing is always pleasing, and with Max Roach on drums, Curly Russell on bass, and Wynton Kelly on piano it's hard to go wrong. A 2007 reissue of the album features bonus tracks and beautifully remastered sound.
This CD reissue does not have tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin's first recording as a leader (he made a few sides for OKeh in 1953 and a full album for Argo a few months earlier in 1956), but it gained Griffin a great deal of attention. Soon billed as "the world's fastest saxophonist," Griffin was also a superior ballad interpreter with a fairly distinctive tone of his own. With strong support given by pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Curly Russell, and drummer Max Roach, Griffin romps on three of his originals, barn-busting versions of "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Cherokee" (the latter two were not on the original vinyl LP but included as bonus tracks on the initial CD release of the album), and a couple of ballads. Superior music. [In 2007 Blue Note reissued Introducing Johnny Griffin in a remastered Rudy Van Gelder edition.] ~ Scott Yanow
Additional Tracks
Liner Note Author: Bob Blumenthal.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ (04/17/1956).
Author: Max Roach.
Photographer: Francis Wolff.
Personnel includes: Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Curly Russell (bass); Max Roach (drums).
Personnel: Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Johnny Griffin; Curly Russell (acoustic bass); Wynton Kelly (piano); Max Roach (drums).
Introducing Johnny Griffin Music Introducing Johnny Griffin Songs | 1. | Mil Dew | |
| 2. | Chicago Calling | |
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| 5. | Nice and Easy | |
| 6. | It's All Right with Me | |
| 7. | Lover Man | |
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