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Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin III (born 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of
America) began playing clarinet before switching to alto and later tenor
saxophone under Walter Dyett at DuSable High School; at fifteen he performed
with T-Bone Walker and joined Lionel Hampton’s band after graduation, where he
adopted the tenor. John Arnold Griffin III’s breakthrough came in 1956 with his
Blue Note debut Introducing Johnny Griffin, followed by A Blowin’ Session (1957)
with John Coltrane and Hank Mobley. He recorded prolifically for Riverside and
Blue Note, played with Art Blakey’s Jazz Me...
Just FriendsJohnny Griffin
Griff'n' Bags
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Exactly Like You
Johnny Griffin and Art TaylorMasters Of Jazz Vol. 7
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Thanks for the MemoryJohnny Griffin, Monty Alexander, Ray Brown and Martin Drew
2:10
Sophisticated LadyJohnny Griffin
Stardust
5:44
These Foolish ThingsJohnny Griffin
Introducing Johnny Griffin
Just You, Just MeJohnny Griffin
Griff'n' Bags
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