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| Born: Apr 24, 1928 in Chicago, IL | Avg.User Rating: 8 Ratings |
| Died: Jul 25, 2008 in Availles-Limouzine, France |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop |
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| Biography: One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Johnny Griffin will go down in the annals of jazz as a performer easily able to negotiate the tricky harmonic changes and swift tempos of modern music. He'll also be remembered as a player who could masterfully interpret tender ballads, rivaling Ben Webster ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1957 Label: Blue Note Japan Critics' Rating:  A Blowin' Session is one of the greatest hard bop jam sessions ever recorded; it is filled with infectious passion and camaraderie. It's also the only time tenor saxophonists Johnny Griffin and John Coltrane ...Read full reviewReleased: 1961 Label: Fantasy Inc. Critics' Rating: This duo (tenor saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin) made about a dozen LPs together, most for Jazzland and Prestige, and they are all worth investigating. They had a special affinity ...Read full review
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