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Way Out!
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1958[1]
RecordedFebruary 26-27, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:51
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-274[2]
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
Johnny Griffin Sextet
(1958)
Way Out!
(1958)
The Little Giant
(1959)

Way Out! is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, released on the Riverside label in 1958.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and wrote that "the tenor is in superior form for this spirited date."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?" (Richard Evans) – 6:20
  2. "Hot Sausage" (Jody Christian) – 4:07
  3. "Sunny Monday" (John Hines) – 9:58
  4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 6:47
  5. "Teri's Tune" (Teri Thornton) – 8:06
  6. "Little John" (Hines) – 7:33

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 3, 1958). "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Ratliff, Ben (July 26, 2008). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Way Out! at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.