JOHNNY GRIFFIN "THE CONGREGATION" MM, 2LP, 45RPM, 180G VV, LE, SO, RVG, NEW
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JOHNNY GRIFFIN "THE CONGREGATION"
2011 MUSIC MATTERS, 2 LP, 45RPM, 180G VIRGIN VINYL, SOLD-OUT LIMITED EDITION OF 2,500 COPIES, RECORDED BY RUDY VAN GELDER, REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL RVG BLUE NOTE MASTER TAPE AND PRESSED AT RTI, CAMARILLO, CA.
"JOHNNY GRIFFIN COULD PLAY AS RAPIDLY AS ANYONE BUT THERE WAS MORE TO THE GREAT TENOR THAN JUST SPEED. HIS WARM AND EMOTIONAL TONE WAS DISTINCTIVE (BECOMING AN INFLUENCE ON RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK), HE COULD PLAY CHORUS AFTER CHORUS OF INVENTIVE AND FRESH IDEAS, AND HE WAS UNBEATABLE IN A SAXOPHONE BATTLE."
"GRIFFIN EVEN BATTLED EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS (WHO HAD A MUCH TOUGHER TONE) TO A DEAD HEAT IN NIGHTLY BATTLES WHEN THEY CO-LED A QUINTET IN THE 1960'S. "THE CONGREGATION" IS A SUPERB OUTING FULL OF HEAT, FIRE AND INTENSITY, WITH TIME OUT FOR THOUGHTFUL BALLADS. TEAMED WITH PIANIST SONNY CLARK IN A QUARTET, GRIFFIN IS QUITE EXUBERANT ON THE LENGTHY SANCTIFIED TITLE CUT WHICH IS REMINISCENT OF THE JUBILANT HORACE SILVER TUNE "THE PREACHER". HE TEARS INTO "IT'S YOU OR NO ONE" AND PUTS PLENTY OF HONEST FEELING INTO THE OTHER SONGS WHICH ARE TAKEN AT A MORE MODERATE PACE."
"JOHNNY GRIFFIN, LIKE THE BEST JAZZ MUSICIANS, MEANT EVERY NOTE THAT HE PLAYED AND HIS SOLOS WERE FULL OF CONSTANT SURPRISES, MAKING HIS BEST RECORDINGS TIMELESS. "THE CONGREGATION" IS ONE OF HIS FINEST."
1) THE CONGREGATION 2) LATIN QUARTER 3) I'M GLAD THERE IS YOU 4) MAIN SPRING 5) IT'S YOU OR NO ONE
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