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Griffin recorded five albums for Galaxy all are of a uniformly high quality, far better than suggested by Scottie's luke warm review:
"Using the same trio that had joined him on NYC Underground (pianist Ron Mathews, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Idris Muhammad), tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin sticks exclusively to group originals on this interesting but not essential (and unfortunately out-of-print) LP. Griffin is in excellent form, as usual, but none of the tunes (by the leader, Drummond, and Mathews) caught on; the best is "Soft and Furry," which is taken in three parts." Scott Yanow
Scottie also fails to mention that the composition "Soft and Furry" first appeared on the excellent 1961 Riverside album "Change of Pace", the OJC CD reissue is again out of catalogue!
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Soft And Furry, Pt. 1
Soft And Furry, Pt. 2
Soft And Furry, Pt. 3
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Johnny Griffin (ts) Ron Mathews (p) Ray Drummond (b) Idris Muhammad (d)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, November 27 & 28, 1979
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I have bought this LP and spent hours preparing this post - I am horrified to find my LP rips posted, uncredited, as mp3s at israbox!
Scottie's reviews often undersold good, sometimes excellent albums--sometimes to the point of cruel dismissiveness.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this. Always appreciate Johnny Griffin!
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Superb! Thank you. Johnny Griffin was one of my first favorites when I started to discover jazz for myself in the late 70s.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone has Johnny's "Bush Dance", another Galaxy release, it would be most appreciated! Cheers all.
ReplyDeleteRickB - I'll post Bush Dance at Buddy Bolden's.
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