Latest Release
- 10 MAY 2024
- 1 Song
- Between a Smile and a Tear (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2005
- Between a Smile and a Tear · 2005
- Between a Smile and a Tear (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2005
- Storyville Presents The A-Z Jazz Encyclopedia-G · 1996
- Introducing Johnny Griffin (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) · 1956
- Between a Smile and a Tear (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2005
- Between a Smile and a Tear (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2005
- Between a Smile and a Tear (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2005
- 100 Jazz Masters, Vol.5 · 2010
- Between a Smile and a Tear (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2005
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
Appears On
- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik
- Thelonious Monk Quartet
About Johnny Griffin
A physically small man with a big horn, Johnny Griffin arrived in New York City from Chicago in the 1940s, playing his tenor fast, loud, and with great exuberance in the blues-bop realm. He rightfully earned his nickname, "The Little Giant." His beautifully primal runs were featured in classic blowing sessions with John Coltrane and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. It was not until much later in his career that the tender balladeer within was revealed. Playing passionately right up to his 80th birthday, the saxophonist finally drifted into the night in Paris in 2008.
- HOMETOWN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- BORN
- 24 April 1928
- GENRE
- Jazz