Introducing Johnny Griffin

Introducing Johnny Griffin is the debut album by jazz tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, released by Blue Note Records in February 1957.[1][4] It was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack studio on April 17, 1956.[5]

Introducing Johnny Griffin
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	February 1957[1]
Recorded	April 17, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:03 original LP 47:43 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BLP 1533[2]
Producer	Alfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology
Introducing Johnny Griffin (1957) A Blowin' Session (1957)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "Mil Dew" (Griffin) - 3:56
2. "Chicago Calling" (Griffin) - 5:38
3. "These Foolish Things" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 5:12
4. "The Boy Next Door" (Martin, Blane) - 4:57
5. "Nice and Easy" (Griffin) - 4:22
6. "It's All Right with Me" (Cole Porter) - 5:02
7. "Lover Man" (Davis, Ram Ramirez, Sherman) - 7:56

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

8. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 6:23
9. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:17

Personnel

• Johnny Griffin - tenor sax
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Curly Russell - bass
• Max Roach - drums

References

1. Editorial Staff, Cash Box (February 16, 1957). "February Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
3. "Chicago Calling - Johnny Griffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.
5. "Blue Note Records Discography: 1955-1956". www.jazzdisco.org.