Search results for "Johnny Griffin"

Muhal Richard Abrams: J.G. (Dedicated to Johnny Griffin) (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music August 08, 08

This melody is recognizable in its “feel,” but it loops you around before bookending itself with a Monk-like phrase. ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JASON MORAN SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS TRACKS

Asked to select a musician to analyze for the “Musician Dozens” column, pianist Jason Moran did not hesitate to c...

Johnny Griffin: The Way You Look Tonight (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 24, 08

During the 1950s, Johnny Griffin built a reputation as "fastest horn in the West," and his rendition of this standard...

Johnny Griffin: A Monk's Dream (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music May 02, 08

Johnny Griffin celebrated his 80th birthday on April 24, 2008. Thirty years prior, in 1978, he returned to the U.S. f...

Johnny Griffin: Blues For Harvey (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 08, 09

At the time of this 1973 recording, expatriates Johnny Griffin (Paris) and Kenny Drew (Copenhagen) had been living in...

Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin: You Stepped Out of A Dream (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 11, 08

Those two veterans, despite both living in France and being about the best you can get on their respective instrument...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A HALF CENTURY OF MARTIAL SOLAL

A few years ago, on the stage of a big French jazz festival, veteran pianist Martial Solal introduced the tune he w...

Wes Montgomery: Come Rain Or Come Shine (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music May 17, 09

Full House was Wes Montgomery’s first live album, and the album title refers both to the overflow crowd at the Berkel...

Raymond Fol: The Four Seasons (Spring: First Movement) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music July 29, 08

In the mid-'60s the fine French pianist and arranger Raymond Fol had the audacity to record a big band arrangement of...

Wes Montgomery: Blue 'n' Boogie (Rating: 99/100) posted in Music December 30, 08

Wes Montgomery's Smokin' at the Half Note has always seemed to overshadow the similarly live Full House from three ye...

Wes Montgomery: Full House (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

I can't think of many jazz tunes in 3/4 that groove as hard as Wes Montgomery's "Full House." Recorded live in Califo...

Thelonious Monk: Misterioso (1958) (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music May 26, 08

"In the shadow of a man who walks in the sun," observed pre-Surrealist painter Giorgio de Chirico, "there are more en...

Dizzy Gillespie: Fiesta Mojo (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 05, 08

Originally released in Europe as The Giant, this album was retitled to avoid confusion with two other Gillespie relea...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS

From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...

Thelonious Monk: In Walked Bud (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music October 27, 07

Thelonious Monk, photo by Herb Snitzer Roy Haynes’ natural, boldly interactive style, combined with his clean rid...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE GREAT MOMENTS IN MODERN JAZZ DRUMMING

Transitions and developments at the drumset have been an essential driving force throughout the history of jazz. Fro...

Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk: Rhythm-A-Ning (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music April 15, 08

One of the many strengths of Art Blakey's musical leadership was his ability to bring new musicians on board without ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL ART BLAKEY

By the age of 25 (1944), Pittsburgh-native Art Blakey had already completed stints with Mary Lou Williams and Fletche...

Thelonious Monk: Rhythm-a-Ning (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 01, 08

Monk had a huge influence on me as a composer and player. This album gives us some insight into what it might have be...

This track review is included in: DESERT ISLAND DOZENS: BEN ALLISON

Ben Allison, recently featured in an interview and concert review on jazz.com, now participates in our "Desert Islan...

Thelonious Monk: Evidence (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music March 01, 09

The topic of Thelonious Monk's drummers is intriguing. While many major players, from Kenny Clarke to Art Blakey to M...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ROY HAYNES

The century mark is a uniquely exciting time in the development of a major musical style. History is unearthed, co...

Remembering Johnny Griffin posted in The Jazz.com Blog July 28, 08

Ted Panken shares his thoughts on saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who died in France on Friday. Panken recalls below his...

In Conversation with Johnny Griffin posted in Features and Interviews July 28, 08

By Ted Panken Can you recall your impressions when you arrived in New York for the first time in 1945 with Lion...

Griffin, Dick (James Richard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Griffin, Dick (James Richard), trombone; b. Fannin, Mississippi, 28 January 1940.  He has one child, Jakubu M'Wa...

Taylor, Art (Arthur S., Junior) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Arthur Taylor's strong sense of swing, expert control of dynamics and deep melodic sensibility placed him in the elit...

New Reviews of Well-Aged Tracks posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 17, 09

We’re nostalgic types here at jazz.com. So in addition to highlighting the best of the recent releases, we review lo...

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