CHICAGO CALLING
INTRODUCING
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

BLUE NOTE
BLP-1533
TOCJ-1533

1. Mil Dew
2. Chicago Calling
3. These Foolish Things
4. The Boy Next door
5. Nice And Easy
6. It's Alright With Me
7. Lover Man

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
WYNTON KELLY, p
CURLY RUSSEL, b
MAX ROACH, ds

Recorded 1956/04/17

THE CONGREGATION
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

BLUE NOTE
BLP-1580
TOCJ-1580

1. The Congregation
2. Latin Quarter
3. I'm Glad There Is You
4. Main Spring
5. It's You Or No One
*6. I Remember You

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
SONNY CLARK, p
PAUL CHAMBERS, b
KENNY DENNIS, ds

Recorded 1957/10/23

JOHNNY GRIFFIN SEXTET
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

RIVERSIDE
RLP-264
OJC-1827

1. Stix' Trix
2. What's New?
3. Woody'n You
4. Johnny G.G.
5. Catharsis

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
DONALD BYRD, tp
PEPPER ADAMS, bs
KENNY DREW, p
WILBUR WARE, b
PHILLY JOE JONES, ds

Recorded 1958/02/25

WAY OUT!
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

RIVERSIDE
RLP-274
VICJ-23791

1. Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?
2. Hot Sausage
3. Sunny Monday
4. Cherokee
5. Terry's Tune
6. Little John

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
KENNY DREW, p
WILBUR WARE, b
PHILLY JOE JONES, ds

Recorded 1958/02/26,27

THE LITTLE GIANT
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

RIVERSIDE
RLP-304
VICJ-23560

1. Olive Refractions
2. The Message
3. Lonely One
4. 63rd Street Theme
5. Playmates
6. Venus And The Moon

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
BLUE MITCHELL, tp
JULIAN PRISTER, tb
WYNTON KELLY, p
SAM JONES, b
ALBERT HEATH, ds

Recorded 1959/08/04,05

THE BIG SOUL BAND
JOHNNY GRIFFIN ORCHESTRA

RIVERSIDE
RLP-1179
OJC-485

1. Wade In The Water (alternate take)
2. Wade In The Water
3. Panic Room Blues
4. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
5. Maditation
6. Holla
7. So Tired
8. Deep River
9. Jubilation

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
CLARK TERRY, tp
BOB BRYANT, tp
JULIAN PRISTER, tb
MATTHEW GEE, tb
PAT PATRICK, as
FRANK STROZIER, as
EDWIN WILLIAMS, ts
CHARLIE DAVIS, bs
BOBBY TIMMONS, p, celeste
HAROLD MABERN, p
BOB CRANSHAW, b
VIC SPROLES, b
CHARLIE PERSIP, ds

Recorded 1960/05/24,31 1960/06/03

STUDIO JAZZ PARTY
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

RIVERSIDE
RLP-338
VICJ-23792

1. Party Time
2. Good Bait
3. There Will Never Be Another You
4. Toe-Tappin'
5. You've Changed
6. Low Gravy

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
DAVE BURNS, tp
NORMAN SIMONS, p
VIC SPROLES, b
BEN RILEY, ds
BOBS GONZALES, commentary

Recorded 1960/09/27

LOOKIN' AT MONK
JOHNNY GRIFFIN and
EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS
QUINTET

JAZZLAND
939
VICJ-23073

1. In Walked Bud
2. Well, You Needn't
3. Ruby My Dear
4. Rhythm-A-Ning
5. Epistrophy
6. 'Round Midnight
7. Stickball (I Mean You)

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS, ts
JUNIOR MANCE, p
LARRY GALES, b
BEN RILEY, ds

Recorded 1961/02/07

WHITE GARDENIA
JOHNNY GRIFFIN
WITH
STRINGS
AND
BRASS

RIVERSIDE
9387
OJC-1877

1. Gloomy Sunday
2. That Old Devil Called Love
3. White Gardenia
4. God Bless The Child
5. Detour Ahead
6. Good Morning, Heartache
7. Don't Explain
8. Travelin' Light
9. No More
10. Left Alone

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
CLARK TERRY, tp, flh
RAY LONGE, frh
ERNIE ROYAL, NATADERLEY, tp
JIMMY CLEVELAND, URBIE GREEN, PAUL FAULICE, tb
BARRY HARRIS, JIMMY JONES, p
BARRY GALBRAITH, g
RON CARTER, b
BEN RILEY, ds

Recorded 1961/07/13,14,17

THE KERRY DANCERS
JOHNNY GRIFFIN QUARTET

RIVERSIDE
RLP-420
VICJ-23761

1. The Kerry Dancers
2. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
3. Green Grow The Rushes
4. The Londonderry Air
5. 25 1/2 Daze
6. Oh, Now I See
7. Hush-A-Bye
8. Ballad For Monsieur

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
BARRY HARRIS, p
RON CARTER, b
BEN RILEY, ds

Recorded 1961/12/21 1962/01/05,29

THOUGH TENOR FAVORITES
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

JAZZLAND
J-976
OJC-1861

1. Bahia
2. Blue Lou
3. How Am I To Know ?
4. Ow !
5. I Wished On The Moon
6. Tin Tin Deo
7. From This Moment On

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS, ts
HORACE PARLAN, p
BUDDY CATLETT, b
BEN RILEY, ds

Recorded 1962/02/05

GRAB THIS!
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

RIVERSIDE
RLP-437
VICJ-23762

1. Grab This!
2. 63rd Street Theme
3. Don't Get Around Much Any More
4. Offering Time
5. These Foolish Things
6. Cherry Float

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
JOE PASS, g
PAUL BRYANT, organ
JIMMY BOND, b
DOUG SIDES, ds

Recorded 1962/07/28

DO NOTHING TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

(RIVERSIDE, 9462,
OJC-1908)

1. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me
2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set
3. That's All
4. Slow Burn
5. Wonder Why
6. Heads Up

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
BUDDY MONTGOMERY, b, vib(#2,4)
MONK MONTGOMERY, b
ARTHUR TAYLOR, ds

Recorded 1963/06

NIGHT LADY
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

(PHILIPS, P 48071 L,
PHCE-4183)

1. Scrabble
2. Summertime
3. Old Stuff
4. Night Lady
5. Little Man You've Had A Busy Day
6. All The Things You Are

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
FRANCE BOLAND, p
JIMMY WOODE, b
KENNY CLARKE, ds

Recorded 1964/02/13

HUSH-A-BYE
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

(BLACK LION, TKCB-70856)

DISK 1 :
1. The Man I Love
2. Wee
3. Hush-a-Bye
4. Sohisticated Lady
5. Indiana
6. Rhythm-A-Ning
7. Exactly Like You
8. Blues for Harvey
DISK 2 :
1. Wee (take 2)
2. Leave Me Along Blues
3. You Leave Me Breathless
4. Old Folks
5. All The Things You Are
6. Rhythm-A-Ning
7. A Night In Tunisia

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
KENNY DREW, p
NELS HENNING ORSTED PEDERSON, b
ALBERT HEATH, ds

Recorded 1967/03/30,31

BLUES FOR HARVEY
JOHNNY GRIFFIN QUARTET

(STEEPLE CHASE,
SCS-1004,
VACE-1010)

1. That Party Upstairs
2. Alone Again
3. Sound Track Blues
4. Theme
5. Soft And Furry
6. Blues For Harvey
7. Rhythm-A-Ning / Theme

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
KENNY DREW, p
MADS VINDING, b
ED THIGPEN, ds

Recorded 1974/07/04,05

RETURN OF THE GRIFFIN
JOHNNY GRIFFIN

(GALAXY, 5117,
VICJ-60143)

1. Autumn Leave
2. When We Were One
3. A Monk's Dream
4. The Way It Is
5. Fifty-Six
6. I Should Care

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
RONNIE MATHEWS, p
RAY DRUMMOND, b
KEITH COPELAND, ds

Recorded 1978/10/17

TOUGH TENORS BACK AGAIN!
JOHNNY GRIFFIN
&
EDDIE 'LOCKJAW' DAVIS

(STORYVILLE, 8298,
STCD 8298)

1. Blues Up And Down
2. Oh, Gee
3. Call It What You Wanna
4. Funky Fluke
5. Hey Lock
6. Lester Leaps In
7. Intermission Riff

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
EDDIE 'LOCKJAW' DAVIS, ts
HARRY PICKENS, p
CURTIS LUNDY, b
KENNY WASHINGTON, ds

Recorded 1984/07/10
at Montmartre, Copenhagen

JOHNNY GRIFFIN &
STEVE GROSSMAN
QUINTET

DREYFUS
FDM 36615

1. Take The D Train
2. Waltswing
3. Don't Say Good-by (Just Leave)
4. Nica's Tempo
5. Power Station
6. Little Pugle
7. You've Never Been There
8. This Time The Dream's On Me
9. Taurus People

JOHNNY GRIFFIN, ts
STEVE GROSSMAN, ts
PIERRE MICHELOT, b
MICHAEL WEISS, p
ALVIN QUEEN, ds

Recorded 2000/05/28-30