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Dec 21, 2023 · Johnny Griffin was born April 24, 1928 in Chicago. In his own words: “All I ever wanted to be was a jazz musician. My father had played a little cornet and my mother played piano and sang a little. We had a lot of 78 rpm records in the house. In the beginning I listened to Ben Webster and Johnny Hodges, Don Byas and Lester Young.
Johnny Griffin - Legendary Jazz Saxophonist. During the Fifties and early Sixties, Griffin was known as a brilliant technician, a fiery player who had an endless supply of chops. In 1960 he formed a ‘tough tenor’ band with Eddie “ Lockjaw” Davis, with an in your face approach. Though small in stature, Griffin has always been a musical ...
Jul 25, 2008 · Fri 25 Jul 2008 19.01 EDT. Johnny "little giant" Griffin, who has died aged 80, maintained a level of fluency, energy and wit for a period of more than half a century on the jazz circuit that ...
May 10, 2024 · Top Songs. Nice and Easy. Introducing Johnny Griffin (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) · 1956. The Turk's Bolero. Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz · 2008. The Way You Look Tonight. A Blowin' Session (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] · 1956. Ball Bearing.
Jul 28, 2008 · Johnny Griffin, a swaggering tenor saxophonist with eel-like agility whose deep r&b roots remained with him during his bebop years in the late 1940s and hard bop period in the 1950s and beyond, died on Friday in France. He was 80. From his earliest recordings, Griffin was a triple threat.
Jul 25, 2008 · Robert Vos/AFP/Getty Images. Jazz musician Johnny Griffin, once billed as "the world's fastest saxophonist," has died of undisclosed causes at his home in France. He was 80. Known as the "Little ...
Nov 20, 2008 · Johnny Griffin At The Village Vanguard. In the inner circle of jazz, Johnny Griffin was known as one of the "tough tenors." On July 25, 2008, only a few days after the release of the album Smokin ...
