Sunday, February 19, 2012
Johnny Griffin - Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party
RLP 338
Live in NYC, September 27, 1960
Personnel:
Dave Burns (tp)
Johnny Griffin (ts)
Norman Simmons (p)
Victor Sproles (b)
Ben Riley (d)
Babs Gonzales (ann)
Party Time
Good Bait
There Will Never Be Another You
Toe-Tappin'
You've Changed
Low Gravy
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Tracks
1. Party Time [Babs Intro] 1:14
2. Good Bait [Basie/Dameron] 12:24
3. There Will Never Be Another You [Gordon/Warren] 8:20
4. Toe-Tappin' [Burns] 7:53
5. You've Changed [Carey/Fischer] 7:37
6. Low Gravy [Gonzales] 8:06
Since Johnny Griffin's precocious professional debut with Lionel Hampton in 1945, his best work has been guided by spontaneity. One of the fastest and least inhibited of tenor men, Griffin loves the challenges and excitement of the jam session. Studio Jazz Party has the spirit of the jam session, stimulating the kind of free blowing in which Griffin revels. 32 years old when the album was recorded in 1960, he was already a 15-year veteran of the jazz big leagues. The confidence and swagger of his solos speak of that experience. Griffin's sidemen for the date include the undeservedly obscure trumpeter Dave Burns, pianist Norman Simmons, and two rising stars, bassist Vic Sproles and drummer Ben Riley. The host of the party is the irrepressible raconteur, author, singer, and musician's companion Babs Gonzales.
Review by Scott Yanow
1960 studio date that tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin and his quintet (trumpeter Dave Burns, pianist Norman Simmons, bassist Vic Sproles and drummer Ben Riley) performed before an invited and enthusiastic studio audience, who provided atmosphere. Babs Gonzales introduces several of the numbers, but proves to be an unnecessary presence. However, Griffin in particular plays quite well in this loose straight-ahead setting; Burns shows that he was always a very underrated trumpeter; and the five lengthy selections are all worth hearing. The best are "Good Bait" (which is almost 12½ minutes long), "Toe-Tappin'," and "Low Gravy."
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