Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin soloing over an up tempo blues. Johnny Griffin - tenor sax, Ronnie Matthews - piano, Ray Drummond - bass, Kenny Washington - drums.
Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin soloing over an up tempo blues. Johnny Griffin - tenor sax, Ronnie Matthews - piano, Ray Drummond - bass, Kenny Washington - drums.
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I saw Johnny Griffin in 1998 down at the Village Vanguard NYC, He was wailing! During the break, he showed me his mouthpiece, Quote, " I got this Metal Link from Lockjaw, it's a 10* " As a sax player, It was so cool talking to the "Little Giant". I was so blown away! That mouthpiece of his has a tip opening of .135". It takes Massive chops!! His sound was huge! He was the fastest tenor who ever lived. What a nice guy too, I learned so much from him...
I noticed he used one of the same licks that he uses in rhythm-a-ning at around 2:40 with the quarter notes. It is very interesting to see how pro musicians have an "Old Bag of Tricks" with signature phrases that they use in a lot of their solos. 5 stars easy by the way.
Johnny Griffin and Kenny Washington towards the end of this clip are stunning. Art in real time. No weeks or months to write a book, paint a picture, jot down a poem these guys produce the finest artistic moments in a few split seconds.
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Wow, so overlooked and so so heavy.
Thanks for posting.
I still have this whole gig on VCR from when it was on TV here in the UK in 1987.
Art in real time. No weeks or months to write a book, paint a picture, jot down a poem these guys produce the finest artistic moments in a few split seconds.