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Johnny Griffin albums featuring Curtis Lundy
Johnny Griffin Music Videos (1)
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| | Bush Dance/Call It Whachawana CD (1983)
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Johnny Griffin has (at least since the mid-'50s) been one of the masters of the tenor sax although consistently underrated. This studio session is one of his great achievements, particularly a fascinating (and cleverly constructed) 17-minute version of "A Night ...
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| Johnny Griffin & Lockjaw Davis In Copenhagen CD (2007) (Import) Denmark
$12.85 
Before he expatriated to Europe, and before John Coltrane's star rose in the early 1960's, Johnny Griffin was the fastest, most accomplished tenor saxophonist blazing on the American jazz scene. His hearty, energized style brightened records by Thelonious Monk, and ...
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 Johnny Griffin Songs
Popular or famous Johnny Griffin songs: Hush-a-Bye, Congregation, Just Friends, Rhythm-a-Ning, Boy Next Door, These Foolish Things. More music songs All the Things You Are, Way You Look Tonight, Chuck A Boogie, Sophisticated Lady, Blues up and Down, I'm Glad There Is You. More music songs It's You Or No One, Latin Quarter, Main Spring, Lover Man, 63rd Street Theme, Smoke Stack, All Through the Night, Funky Fluke.
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Johnny Griffin Biography
A physically small man with a big horn, Johnny Griffin arrived in New York City from Chicago in the 1940s, playing his tenor fast, loud, and with great exuberance in the blues-bop realm. He rightfully earned his nickname, "The Little Giant." His beautifully primal runs were featured in classic blowing sessions with John Coltrane and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. It was not until much later in his career that the tender balladeer within was revealed. Playing passionately right up to his 80th birthday, the saxophonist finally drifted into the night in Paris in 2008.
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Contemporaries
Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, Wayne Shorter, Hank Mobley, Bud Powell, Illinois Jacquet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Tenor), Benny Golson, Lucky Thompson, Buddy Tate, Wynton Kelly, Kenny Drew, Flip Phillips, Paul Chambers, Von Freeman, Julian Priester, Budd Johnson
Followers
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Pete Christlieb, Steve Marcus
Influences
John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Gene Ammons, Don Byas
More Music Artists
Graham Anthony Devine, Shane Cooley
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