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The Little Giant
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
ReleasedLate November/early December 1959
RecordedAugust 4 & 5, 1959
StudioReeves Sound Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
Length34:16
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-304
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
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(1958) 		The Little Giant
(1959) 		The Big Soul-Band
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The Little Giant is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin and his all-star sextet, released on the Riverside label in 1959. It was Griffin's third album on Riverside.

"The Little Giant" was Griffin's nickname.

Track listing

  1. "Olive Refractions" (Norman Simmons) - 4:17
  2. "The Message" (Simmons) - 7:24
  3. "Lonely One" (Babs Gonzales) 4:09
  4. "63rd Street Theme" (Griffin) - 7:35
  5. "Playmates" (Saxie Dowell) - 4:19
  6. "Venus and the Moon" (Simmons) - 6:32

Personnel

References

  1. "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 7, 1959. p. 57 – via Google Books.
  2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. "The Little Giant - Johnny Griffin, Johnny Griffin Sextet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Johnny Griffin: The Little Giant". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. pp. 27–28.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. Ratliff, Ben (July 26, 2008). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
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