Call It Whachawana

Call It Whachawana
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released 1983
Recorded July 25 and 26, 1983
Studio Fantasy Studios, Berkeley CA
Genre Jazz
Label Galaxy
GXY-5146
Producer Johnny Griffin, Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
Meeting
(1981)
Call It Whachawana
(1983)
Tough Tenors Back Again!
(1984)

Call It Whachawana is an album by saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Galaxy label in the following year.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The emphasis is on ballads and slower tempos on this often-exquisite outing by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin... Superlative music by a masterful player".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin except where noted

  1. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:43
  2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez) – 11:32
  3. "Call It Whachawana" – 6:35
  4. "A Waltz with Sweetie" – 6:38
  5. "Jabbo's Revenge" (Curtis Lundy) – 7:49

Personnel

References

  1. Jazzlists: Galaxy 5100 series discography accessed October 25, 2017
  2. Galaxy Records catalog, accessed October 25, 2017
  3. Johnny Griffin catalog, accessed October 25, 2017
  4. Both Sides Now: Galaxy Album Discography, accessed October 25, 2017
  5. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Johnny Griffin: Call It Whachawana – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25 2017.
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