Introducing Johnny Griffin

Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin.[4] It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio on April 17, 1956.[5]

Introducing Johnny Griffin
Studio album by
Johnny Griffin
ReleasedJanuary 1957[1]
RecordedApril 17, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length37:03 original LP
47:43 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1533[2]
ProducerAlfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology
Johnny Griffin
(1956)		 Introducing Johnny Griffin
(1957)		 A Blowin' Session
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing
  1. "Mil Dew" (Griffin) - 3:56
  2. "Chicago Calling" (Griffin) - 5:38
  3. "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 5:12
  4. "The Boy Next Door" (Martin, Blane) - 4:57
  5. "Nice and Easy" (Griffin) - 4:22
  6. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 5:02
  7. "Lover Man" (Davis, Ram Ramirez, Sherman) - 7:56

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 6:23
  2. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:17

Personnel

References
  1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (February 2, 1957). "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  3. "Chicago Calling - Johnny Griffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.
  5. "Blue Note Records Discography: 1955-1956". www.jazzdisco.org.
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