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1978 studio album by Johnny Griffin and various artists

Birds and Ballads

Studio album by Johnny Griffin and various artists
Released	1978
Genre	Jazz
Label	Galaxy Records

Birds and Ballads is a jazz album recorded under the leadership of Johnny Griffin, released in 1978.

Players include Art Pepper, John Klemmer, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Harold Land, and the rhythm section of Stanley Cowell, Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee and John Heard.

Four of the album's eight songs are compositions by Charlie Parker, also known as "Bird", while the remaining four are ballads.

According to the liner notes, Griffin's playing is like "giving free lessons on the gentle arts of relaxation, saxophone technique, deep-seated emotional intensity and a host of other important elements to thousands of listeners in Paris, London, Copenhagen and any other centers where jazz is appreciated."

The album was reissued on CD in 1990 on Fantasy Records. A shortened version of the album was released in 1981 as Five Birds & a Monk.

Track listing

References

Allmusic review
Birds and Ballads liner notes, 1990, Japan
Allmusic reissue review
Allmusic 5 Birds & A Monk

v t e Johnny Griffin
Studio albums	Introducing Johnny Griffin (1957) A Blowin' Session (1957) The Congregation (1958) Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958) Johnny Griffin (1958) Way Out! (1958) The Little Giant (1959) The Big Soul-Band (1960) Battle Stations (1960) Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party (1960) Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Change of Pace (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) White Gardenia (1961) The Kerry Dancers (1961) Tough Tenor Favorites (1962) Grab This! (1962) Soul Groove (1963) Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me (1963) Night Lady (1964) Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970) Birds and Ballads (1978) Bush Dance (1979) Return of the Griffin (1979) To the Ladies (1982) Call It Whachawana (1983)
Live albums	The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) The Midnight Show (1961) Blues for Harvey (1973) NYC Underground (1981)

Johnny Griffin

Studio albums

Introducing Johnny Griffin (1957)
A Blowin' Session (1957)
The Congregation (1958)
Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
Johnny Griffin (1958)
Way Out! (1958)
The Little Giant (1959)
The Big Soul-Band (1960)
Battle Stations (1960)
Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party (1960)
Tough Tenors (1960)
Griff & Lock (1960)
Lookin' at Monk! (1961)
Change of Pace (1961)
Blues Up & Down (1961)
White Gardenia (1961)
The Kerry Dancers (1961)
Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
Grab This! (1962)
Soul Groove (1963)
Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me (1963)
Night Lady (1964)
Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)
Birds and Ballads (1978)
Bush Dance (1979)
Return of the Griffin (1979)
To the Ladies (1982)
Call It Whachawana (1983)

Live albums

The First Set (1961)
The Tenor Scene (1961)
The Late Show (1961)
The Midnight Show (1961)
Blues for Harvey (1973)
NYC Underground (1981)

v t e John Klemmer
Studio albums	Constant Throb (1971) Intensity (1973) Magic and Movement (1974)
Collaboration albums	Birds and Ballads (1978)
Live albums	Waterfalls (1972)

v t e Art Pepper
Years given are for the recording(s) featuring Art Pepper, not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Surf Ride (1952–54) Two Altos (with Sonny Red, 1952–57) The Return of Art Pepper (1956) Playboys/Picture of Heath (1956) The Art Pepper Quartet (1956) Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (1956) Modern Art (1956–57) Collections (1957) Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957) Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (1959) Gettin' Together (1960) Intensity (1960) Smack Up (1960) Living Legend (1975) The Trip (1976) A Night in Tunisia (1977) Tokyo Debut (1977) No Limit (1977) Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977) Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977) Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977) More for Les at the Village Vanguard (1977) San Francisco Samba (1977) Among Friends (1978) Art Pepper Today (1978) New York Album (1979) So in Love (1979) Artworks (1979) Landscape (1979) Besame Mucho (1979) Straight Life (1979) One September Afternoon (1980) Winter Moon (1980) APQ (1981) Art 'n' Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1981) Arthur's Blues (1981) Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 (1981) Roadgame (1981) Art Lives (1981) Goin' Home (with George Cables, 1982) Tête-à-Tête (with George Cables, 1982)
With Stan Kenton	The Kenton Era (1940–54) Stan Kenton's Milestones (1943–47) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947) Stan Kenton Classics (1947) Encores (1947) Innovations in Modern Music (1950) Stan Kenton Presents (1950) The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51) This Modern World (1951) Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–52)
With Shorty Rogers	Modern Sounds (1951) Popo (1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953) Cool and Crazy (1953) The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)
With others	Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Mucho Calor (Conte Candoli, 1957) Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Hoagy Carmichael, 1956) California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976) Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959) On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976) Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin, 1978) Mistral (Freddie Hubbard, 1980) Very R.A.R.E. (Elvin Jones, 1979) Some Like It Hot (Barney Kessel, 1959) The West Coast Sound (Shelly Manne, 1953) Cool Heat (Anita O'Day, 1959)
Film soundtracks	The Gauntlet (Jerry Fielding, 1977) Heart Beat (Jack Nitzsche, 1980) The Subterraneans (André Previn, 1960)

v t e Cecil McBee
Studio albums	Mutima (1975) Birds and Ballads (1978) Alternate Spaces (1979) Flying Out (1982) Roots of Blue (1986) Power Trio (1990)
Live albums	Music from the Source (1977) Compassion (1977)

v t e Roy Haynes
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Jazz Abroad (split album with Quincy Jones, 1953–1954) We Three (1958) Just Us (1960) Out of the Afternoon (1962) Cracklin' (with Booker Ervin, 1963) Cymbalism (1963) Hip Ensemble (1971) Senyah (1972) Vistalite (1977) Thank You Thank You (1977) Birds of a Feather (2001)
As sideman	Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (1965) Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin, 1978) Like Minds (Gary Burton, 1997)

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