Introducing Johnny Griffin

~ Release by Johnny Griffin (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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1Mil Dew
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
3:57
2Chicago Calling
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
5:39
3These Foolish Things
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1956-04-17)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
5:11
4The Boy Next Door
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
The Boy Next Door (from “Meet Me in St. Louis”) (on 1956-04-17)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Harms, Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
4:56
5Nice and Easy
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
4:24
6It's All Right With Me
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical) (on 1956-04-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
5:03
7Lover Man
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1956-04-17)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
7:55
8The Way You Look Tonight
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1956-04-17)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
6:22
9Cherokee
bass:
Curley Russell (on 1956-04-17)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-04-17)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-04-17)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1956-04-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-04-17)
instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1956-04-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
4:19