Riverside Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Johnny Griffin Sextet
| Recorded | Feb 25, 1958 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Catalog | RLP 12-264 |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 534736 |
The record
Riverside brought Byrd and Adams into the fold for this February 1958 sextet date, Drew and Ware and Philly Joe Jones keeping the churn steady underneath. The extra horns thicken the sound, but the leader cuts clean through it.
Session personnel
- Pepper Adams — baritone saxophone
- Wilbur Ware — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Kenny Drew — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-264 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-264 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, INC on label |
| 1958 | Riverside Records · RLP 12-264 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Small labels |
| 1981 | Riverside Records · SMJ-6285(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono |
| 1992 | Riverside Records — MONO |
| 1994 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1827-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2019 | Jazz Images · 37161 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold, 180g · gatefold |
| — | Riverside Records · RLP 264 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Riverside Records · REP 138 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
Follow the players
Pepper Adams also plays on
Wilbur Ware also plays on
"Philly" Joe Jones also plays on