Way Out!

Way Out! is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, released on the Riverside label in 1958.[3]

Way Out!
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	November 1958[1]
Recorded	February 26–27, 1958 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:51
Label	Riverside RLP 12-274[2]
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
JG (1958) Way Out! (1958) The Little Giant (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and wrote that "the tenor is in superior form for this spirited date."[4]

Track listing

1. "Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?" (Richard Evans) – 6:20
2. "Hot Sausage" (Jody Christian) – 4:07
3. "Sunny Monday" (John Hines) – 9:58
4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 6:47
5. "Teri's Tune" (Teri Thornton) – 8:06
6. "Little John" (Hines) – 7:33

Personnel

• Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Wilbur Ware – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

References

1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 3, 1958). "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
3. Ratliff, Ben (July 26, 2008). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
4. Yanow, Scott. Way Out! at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.