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Change of Pace
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	1961
Recorded	February 7 & 16, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:34
Label	Riverside RLP 368
Johnny Griffin chronology
Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Change of Pace (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961)

Change of Pace is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer commented that the "ensemble blend creates a fresh sound which, by itself, gives several of these pieces a texture sufficiently different from the accustomed to set them apart". AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. Duck Baker in the May 2000 JazzTimes referred to it as a great album revealing the arranging skills of the leader to a new extent, and that the two bass mix was effective.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated.

1. "Soft and Furry" – 3:43
2. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) – 3:29
3. "The Last of the Fat Pants" – 4:20
4. "Same to You" – 4:25
5. "Connie's Bounce" (Consuela Lee) – 4:01
6. "Situation" (Julius Watkins) – 3:56
7. "Nocturne" – 5:27
8. "Why Not?" – 5:02
9. "As We All Know" (Lee) – 4:46

Personnel

• Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Larry Gales, Bill Lee – bass
• Ben Riley – drums

References

1. Johnny Griffin discography accessed October 25, 2012
2. ^ Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2012
3. ^ Wilson, John S. (August 17, 1961). "Johnny Griffin: Change of Pace". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. p. 30.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1961 albums
• Johnny Griffin albums
• Riverside Records albums