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Johnny Griffin Sextet
Studio album by
ReleasedLate May/early June 1958[1]
RecordedFebruary 25, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:29
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-264[2]
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
The Congregation
(1958)
Johnny Griffin Sextet
(1958)
JG
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Johnny Griffin Sextet is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin and his all-star sextet, released on the Riverside label in 1958. It was Griffin's debut on Riverside, and was recorded the day before the Way Out! session dates.

Track listing

  1. "Stix' Trix" (Wilbur Campbell) - 7:43
  2. "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) - 7:53
  3. "Woody 'n' You" (Gillespie) - 6:12
  4. "Johnny G.G." (John Hines) - 9:45
  5. "Catharsis" (Johnny Griffin) - 9:56

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (June 9, 1958). "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Carner, Gary (May 21, 2012). Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810882560 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Johnny Griffin Sextet at AllMusic