Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Introducing Johnny Griffin
| Recorded | Apr 17, 1956 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1533 |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 343406 |
The record
A 1956 Blue Note debut announcing the fastest tenor in the business, with Wynton Kelly's bright comping and Max Roach's crackling drive pushing the young Chicagoan through blistering tempos. Curly Russell anchors a session that set the template for Griffin's hard-driving, blues-soaked approach to come.
Session personnel
- Curly Russell — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- Wynton Kelly — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is the 1957 US mono BLP 1533 on Blue Note, with deep groove, RVG stamp, Plastylite ear and flat edge. A 1958 pressing of the same number shows the W63rd/Lexington transition labels. Mono reissues then run through 1972 and 1983. For audiophile cuts: Classic Records' 200g BN 1533-MONO-200G in 2002, Analogue Productions' 45 RPM AP-1533 in 2010, and Music Matters' MMBLP-1533 in 2019.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 37 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
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| 2010 | Analogue Productions · AP-1533 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono, 180 Gram Analogue Productions |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, W63/Lex Transition Labels · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, West 63rd · RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear |
| 1983 | Blue Note · BLP 1533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1985 | Blue Note · 4BN 81533 — Cassette, Album, Remastered, Cobalt CS-1 · RVG stamp |
| 2002 | Classic Records · BN 1533-MONO-200G — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 200g, deep groove · deep groove |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 74218 2 6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 74218 2 6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Club Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2012 | Blue Note · DBLP-021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; flat edge |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 1533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1972 | Blue Note · BLP 1533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1977 | Blue Note · GXK 8015(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1977 | Blue Note · GXK 8015(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
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Wynton Kelly also plays on