Johnny Griffin

 

Artist:  Johnny Griffin

Birth Name:  John Arnold Griffin III

Born:  April 24, 1928.  Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:  July 25, 2008.  (Aged 80).  Availles-Limouzine, France

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop, Film Score

Occupation:  Musician

Instrument:  Tenor Saxophone

Johnny Griffin was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  Nicknamed "The Little Giant".  He is a pioneering figure in Hard Bop.  He recorded prolifically as a bandleader in additiona to stints with the pianist Thelonious Monk and the drummer Art Blakey.  In partnership with his fellow Tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s.  He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.

Title:  A Blowing Session (Blue Note Classic Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Bebop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop, Film Score

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1. The Way You Look Tonight (9:41)

 2.  Ball Bearing (8:11)

Side Two:

 1.  All The Things ou Are (10:14)

 2.  Smoke Stack (10:13)

Personnel:

Johnny Griffin:  Tenor Saxophone

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone

John Coltrane:  Tenor Saxophone

Lee Morgan:  Trumpet

Wynton Kelly:  Piano

Paul Chambers:  Bass

Art Blakey:  Drums

A Blowing Session is the second studio album by Johnny Griffin, originally released on September, 1967 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on December 12, 2025 by Blue Note, featuring John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey.  Blue Note Classic Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.