JOHNNY GRIFFIN QUARTET • WAY OUT • ORIGINAL 1958 MONO RIVERSIDE 12-274 DG NM

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Tracklist

• WHERE´ S YOUR OVERCOAT, BOY ?

• HOT SAUSAGE

• SUNNY MONDAY

• CHEROKEE

• TERRY´ S TUNE

• LITTLE JOHN

Recording Data

Recorded at – Reeves Sound Studios, NY, February 26-27, 1958

Credits

THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE FOUR ALBUMS JOHNNY GRIFFIN MADE FOR THE “RIVERSIDE” LABEL AND POSSIBLY THE RAREST OF THEM... THIS IS ONE OF THOSE LATE 1950s GRIFFIN RECORDS THAT EVERY JAZZ ENTHUSIAST SHOULD OWN. SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS IS JAZZ AT ITS BEST. IT IS PARADIGMATICAL JAZZ. GRIFF HAD CHOPS, SOUND, IDEAS, FRESHNESS, ATTITUDE, PERSONALITY, EVERYTHING A GREAT JAZZ PLAYER SHOULD HAVE. HE WASN’T TOO ADVENTUROUS LIKE TRANE, CRUDE LIKE HENDERSON, OR IRONIC AS ROLLINS, HE WAS NEITHER TOO MAINSTREAM AS OTHER FELLOWS (LOCKJAW DAVIS FOR EXAMPLE). HE WAS JUST ONE OF THE BEST BECAUSE HE IMPERSONIFIED THE “PURE” JAZZ APPROACH OF THE PERIOD. HARD BOP WITH CHOPS YOU MAY CALL IT. WITH A LOT OF BLUES AND “SOUL” IN IT. THE BLUES BOP PIANO OF KENNY DREW PROVIDED THE BEST ENVIROMENT POSSIBLE FOR THE GRIFF HERE, GIVING HIM THE CHANGE TO BOP OR TO PLAY SOULFUL BLUES PHRASES WHENEVER HE WANTED. MOST OF THE TUNES ARE MEDIUM UP TEMPO. ALSO, THE RHYTHM SECTION LEAVES NOTHING TO BE DESIRED WITH PHILLY JOE JONES ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE. HIGHLIGHTS ARE A TORRID RENDERING OF “CHEROKEE” AND A LYRICAL, SENSITIVE “SUNNY MONDAY”, THAT FEATURES A BEAUT OF A SOLO BY KENNY DREW. THIS COPY IS HERE OFFERED IN OPTIMAL CONDITION, THE VINYL RECORD SPARKLES SHINE ALL OVER THE PLAYING SURFACE JUST SHOWING A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, EXTREMELY WELL TAKEN CARED OF...  THE LAMIANTED COVER IS ALSO IN STRONG SHAPE WITH SHARP SEAMS AND A FEW SMALL AGE SPOTS ON BACK ––– CLEAN DARK BLUE DEEP  GROOVED LABELS WITH REELS AND MICROPHONE : MATRICES  RLP-12-274-A  /  RLP-12-274-B  ARE ETCHED IN THE TRAIL-OFF DEAD WAX.

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