Johnny Griffin

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John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Like many other successful musicians from Chicago, he studied music at DuSable High School under Walter Dyett. Griffin, was reputed to be the 'World's Fastest Saxophonist' in the jazz idiom, though as he aged, and as the jazz audience declined, this accolade all but disappeared. In the 1940s and 1950s he worked in Lionel Hampton's and Joe Morris's bands, in the Jazz Messengers, and in the Thelonious Monk Quartet. From 1960 to 1962 Edd...read more

The last of the fat pants Old stuff That old devil called love God bless the child Alone again Good morning heartache Epistrophy Hot sake Left alone Sound track blues Without a song Do it Same to you As we all know Boogie woogie march Wee dot Straight no chaser Chuck a boogie Heads up The midnight sun will never set The girl and the turk Not yet Wonder why Wistful Slow burn Waltz for ma Why not? What do you do? Riff raff Abundance Pull my coat Bee eyes Desert sands 31st and state I wished on the moon Lullaby of the leaves You leave me breathless My one and only love How deep is the ocean Old folks The blues walk Mentor 25½ daze Second balcony jump Dance of passion The swingers get the blues too I hear a rhapsody I´ll close my eyes My little brown book Tin tin deo Bahia Blue lou Renee Full house Make up your mind From this moment on Hey lock Call it what you wanna Dawn For the love of Knucklebean Just you just me Someone to watch over me Music inn blues At sundown Pannonica Stix trix Rhythm a ning Poor butterfly Since i fell for you Always forever Round midnight Intermission riif Johnny g g How am i to know Indiana The turk’s bolero Keep going Light and lovely Taurus people The last train from overbrook Bingo domingo Lady heavy bottom’s waltz Guns of navarone Brazilian soft shoe Pisces Fifty six Sister caroline A waltz with sweetie The african flute Calypso john The pasta parade Answer me Afternoon death Bacao Double digit Nutty Hey jim Stickball Camp meeting Misterioso Take the d train You stepped out of a dream Carabunta Oh gee Black is the color Ring a levio Land of dreams Checkmate You´re my everything I could have danced all night Willow weep for me What is there to say? Joe´s boogie Flamenco sketches Rails Warm blue stream Ruby my dear Yours is my heart alone Neutralisme Put your little foot right out Yardbird suite Youve changed Bloomdido Let me touch it Evidence My funny valentine Connies bounce Dutch morning Bean o Robbins nest Susanita Announcement A few words from johnny griffin

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