Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2

Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2
A Blowin' Session
Studio album by
Johnny Griffin
ReleasedSeptember or October 1957[1][2]
RecordedApril 8, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length38:19
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1559
ProducerAlfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology
Introducing Johnny Griffin
(1956) 		Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2
(1957) 		The Congregation
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 an album by the jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded in April 1957 and released in September or October the same year through Blue Note Records.[1][2][6]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Kern, Fields) – 9:41
  2. "Ball Bearing" (Griffin) – 8:11

Side 2

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 10:14
  2. "Smoke Stack" (Griffin) – 10:13

1999 CD reissue bonus track

  1. "Smoke Stack" (alternate take) – 11:00

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ 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 January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ 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 May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "A Blowin' Session - Johnny Griffin". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.


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