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Johnny Griffin - The Little Giant album

Johnny Griffin - The Little Giant album

  • Performer: Johnny Griffin
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Title: The Little Giant
  • Released: 1984
  • Style: Hard Bop
  • Country: US
  • MP3 version size: 1911 mb
  • FLAC version size: 1128 mb
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Johnny Griffin - Olive Refractions 4:17. Johnny Griffin - The Message 7:22. Johnny Griffin - 63rd Street Theme 7:32. Johnny Griffin - Playmates 4:18. Johnny Griffin - Lonely One 4:07. Johnny Griffin - Venus And The Moon 6:30.

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The Congregation is an album by American tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label. It would be his last recording for the label. The cover art was designed by Andy Warhol and Reid Miles It's recommended for bop collectors". All compositions by Johnny Griffin except as indicated.

Johnny Griffin (also referred to as J. Tenor and Johnny Griffin Quartet) is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin featuring tracks recorded in 1956 and released on the Argo label in 1958. The album features the first recordings made under Griffin's leadership but was not released until 1958 by which time his first Blue Note album Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956) had been released and he had attracted attention as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

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Performers: Johnny Griffin (ts), Blue Mitchell (tp), Julian Priester (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Albert Heath (dr). Tracklist: 1. (00:04:21) Olive Refractions 2. (00:07:26) The Message 3. (00:04:11) Lonely One 4. (00:07:35) 63rd Street Theme 5. (00:04:22) Playmates 6. (00:06:29) Venus And The Moon

The Little Giant is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin and his all-star sextet, released on the Riverside label in 1959. It was Griffin's third album on Riverside. Olive Refractions" (Norman Simmons) - 4:17. The Message" (Simmons) - 7:24. Lonely One" (Babs Gonzales) 4:09. 63rd Street Theme" (Griffin) - 7:35. Playmates" (Saxie Dowell) - 4:19. Venus and the Moon" (Simmons) - 6:32.

Johnny Griffin - The Little Giant (Riverside RLP 12-304). Bud Powell - Bud In Paris (Xanadu 102). Johnny Griffin - The Big Soul-Band (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-485-2). Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin - Battle Stations (Prestige PRLP 7282). Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party (Riverside RLP 338). The Johnny Griffin And Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet - Tough Tenors (Jazzland JLP 31). Johnny Griffin, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Griff And Lock (Jazzland JLP 42). 1961. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - The First Set (Prestige PR 7309). Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - The Tenor Scene (Prestige PRLP 7191)

A bit of an offbeat session for tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, The Little Giant features three originals by then-obscure pianist Norman Simmons, a reworking of the pop tune "Playmates," Babs Gonzalez's "Lonely One," and the tenorist's "63rd Street Theme.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Olive Refractions
Written-By – Norman Simmons
4:15
A2 The Message
Written-By – Norman Simmons
7:20
A3 Lonely One
Written-By – Babs Gonsalez*
4:13
B1 63rd Street Theme
Written-By – Johnny Griffin
7:30
B2 Playmates
Written-By – Saxie Dowell
4:18
B3 Venus And The Moon
Written-By – Norman Simmons
6:29

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Fantasy, Inc.

Credits

  • Bass – Sam Jones
  • Cover – Charles Stewart*, Paul Bacon
  • Cover [Cover Produced By] – Harris Lewine, Ken Braren, Paul Bacon
  • Drums – Albert Heath
  • Engineer – Jack Higgins
  • Mastered By – Jack Matthews
  • Photography By [Back-liner Photographs] – Lawrence N. Shustak
  • Piano – Wynton Kelly (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
  • Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
  • Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin
  • Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
  • Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)

Notes

Recorded in New York, August 1959.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
RLP 12-304 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Riverside Records RLP 12-304 US 1959
RLP 12-304, SMJ-6127 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, RP) Riverside Records, Riverside Records RLP 12-304, SMJ-6127 Japan 1976
UCCO-90078 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) Riverside Records UCCO-90078 Japan 2012
UCCO-9270 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) Riverside Records UCCO-9270 Japan 2008
SR-7100, RLP-12-1149 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, RE) Riverside Records, Riverside Records SR-7100, RLP-12-1149 Japan Unknown

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Olive Refractions
Written-By – Norman Simmons
4:15
A2 The Message
Written-By – Norman Simmons
7:20
A3 Lonely One
Written-By – Babs Gonsalez*
4:13
B1 63rd Street Theme
Written-By – Johnny Griffin
7:30
B2 Playmates
Written-By – Saxie Dowell
4:18
B3 Venus And The Moon
Written-By – Norman Simmons
6:29

Companies, etc.

  • Marketed By – Acoustic Sounds

Credits

  • Bass – Sam Jones
  • Cover – Charles Stewart*, Paul Bacon
  • Cover [Cover Produced By] – Harris Lewine, Ken Braren, Paul Bacon
  • Drums – Albert Heath
  • Engineer – Jack Higgins
  • Mastered By – Jack Matthews
  • Photography By [Back-liner Photographs] – Lawrence N. Shustak
  • Piano – Wynton Kelly (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
  • Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
  • Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin
  • Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
  • Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)

Notes

Circular sticker on outer clear plastic sleeve indicates 180g Virgin Vinyl, Pressed at RTI, Marketed by Acoustic Sounds
reissue by Analogue Production (an audiophile label)

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
RLP 12-304 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Riverside Records RLP 12-304 US 1959
RLP 12-304, SMJ-6127 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, RP) Riverside Records, Riverside Records RLP 12-304, SMJ-6127 Japan 1976
UCCO-90078 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) Riverside Records UCCO-90078 Japan 2012
UCCO-9270 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap) Riverside Records UCCO-9270 Japan 2008
SR-7100, RLP-12-1149 Johnny Griffin The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, RE) Riverside Records, Riverside Records SR-7100, RLP-12-1149 Japan Unknown

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