Night in Tunesia Johnny Griffin.mov

Night in tunesia - Johnny Griffin 1964

Johnny Griffiin in the Netherlands with the Pim Jacobs trio in 1964. Chicago Bop tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin started his career with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra in 1945, then became a member of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers and in the fifties joined Thelonius Monk in diiferent settings. He had his own Quartet with Max Roach which brought him critical acclaim. In the sixties he worked with Dizzy Gillespie and also recorded several albums with guitarist Wes Montgomery. He lived in France from 1963 and then settled in the Netherlands in the seventies.

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[abukamoon]

What's the matter? What is the screaming about?

[lexo30]

Nice to see that Han Bennink pulled funny faces even when he was young. Damn, Johnny Griffin could play - even if playing really, really, really fast was a bit of a blind alley to go down, he still manages to make it sound like it was worth exploring.

[saxophile1]

@Juupp King Super 20 Silver-Sonic tenor sax (with double-socket neck in this vid--so pre-1960 here; though he was said to have owned several of them); Otto Link Tone Master (said to be heavily modified/opened up to .120 or more)

[armagedontoulon]

my man...

[EdContext]

super great!!!

[MrSelmer000]

fantastici ...davvero incredibili!!!

[fortitudu]

super johnny with his super loved super 20 tenor sax

[RichardCohenFilms]

What a sound.

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[Juupp]

@saxmanmike10522

Hey that's nice. Will you tell me what kind of setup he used?

I really like his sound!

Thanks

[saxmanmike10522]

Saw Johnny in Milwaukee. Most artists would hang in an upstairs room between sets. Not Johnny. He was right there with the audience and loved talking to his fans.. We had a 15 min. conversation about mouthpieces. I saw him 5X's over the years. Musically he was truly an amazing and unique player, and he always listened to his band mates and appreciated their contributions. I felt so grateful to be able to see and hear him. He never disappointed.