Johnny Griffin

DVD

Johnny Griffin was a soulful, inventive tenor saxophone virtuoso with a magnificent tone and the ability to navigate the fastest tunes and the most sophisticated chord changes with seemingly effortless precision. This DVD features two 1971 French concerts with Griff's quartet featuring drummer Art Taylor and guest artist Dizzy Gillespie on "Hot House" and "A Night In Tunisia." The band is on fire through bebop classics from Tadd Dameron, Dizzy, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker as well as four of Griff's best-known originals. Taylor's unrelenting swing drives this band to incredible heights.

PART ONE:

• JOHNNY GRIFFIN, tenor sax
• JDIZZY GILLESPIE, trumpet
• JART TAYLOR, drums
• JVINCE BENEDETTI, piano
• JALBY CULLAZ, bass

Jazz Festival de Châteauvallon August 29, 1971 B&W/Stereo/55 min.

• 01. Blues For Harvey
• 02. When We Were One
• 03. The JAMFs Are Coming
• 04. Soft And Furry
• 05. A Night In Tunisia (w/Dizzy)
• 06. Hot House (w/Dizzy)

PART TWO:

• JOHNNY GRIFFIN, tenor sax
• ART TAYLOR, drums
• RENÉ URTREGER, piano
• ALBY CULLAZ, bass

Châteauvallon, France July 7, 1971

• 01. Now’s The Time
• 02. My Little Suede Shoes
• 03. Blue Monk
• 04. Blues For Harvey

SPECIAL FEATURES

12 page booklet featuring

• liner notes by DON SICKLER
• rare photographs
• memorabilia collage