Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2
| Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 A Blowin' Session | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September or October 1957[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | April 8, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:19 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1559 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Johnny Griffin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2, also known as A Blowing Session, is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, recorded on April 8, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1][2][6]
Track listing
Side 1
- "The Way You Look Tonight (Kern, Fields) – 9:41
- "Ball Bearing" (Griffin) – 8:11
Side 2
- "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 10:14
- "Smoke Stack" (Griffin) – 10:13
1999 CD reissue bonus track
- "Smoke Stack" (alternate take) – 11:00
Personnel
Musicians
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff, Harold Feinstein – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
References
- ^ a b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 459. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (October 12, 1957). "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "A Blowin' Session - Johnny Griffin". AllMusic.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.
