Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2

Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2
Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2
	A Blowin' Session
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	September or October 1957
Recorded	April 8, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:19
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1559
Producer	Alfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology

Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2, also known as A Blowing Session, is an album by the jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded in April 1957 and released in September or October the same year through Blue Note Records.^[1]^[2]^[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Track listing

Side 1

"The Way You Look Tonight (Kern, Fields) – 9:41
"Ball Bearing" (Griffin) – 8:11

Side 2

"All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 10:14
"Smoke Stack" (Griffin) – 10:13

1999 CD reissue bonus track

"Smoke Stack" (alternate take) – 11:00

Personnel

Musicians

Lee Morgan – trumpet
Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff, Harold Feinstein – photography
Ira Gitler – liner notes

References

^ ^a ^b DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 459. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Editorial Staff, Cash Box (October 12, 1957). "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ "A Blowin' Session - Johnny Griffin". AllMusic.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.

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[ColtraneRef-1] DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 459. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[CBox57-2] Editorial Staff, Cash Box (October 12, 1957). "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[3] "A Blowin' Session - Johnny Griffin". AllMusic.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 606. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] Tamarkin, Jeff. "Johnny Griffin, Saxophone Giant, is Dead at 80". JazzTimes.

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