Cadet · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Johnny Griffin
| Recorded | 1956 |
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| Label | Cadet |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 827176 |
The record
A tight, blowing-hard quartet session from the tenor man they called the fastest gun in the East, with Junior Mance's blues-rooted comping and Wilbur Ware's springy bass keeping pace with Griffin's sprinting lines. Cut in '56, it captures him just before the Blue Note run that made his name, already burning at full tilt.
Session personnel
- Wilbur Ware — bass
- Buddy Smith — drums
- Junior Mance — 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
| 1959 | Argo (6) · LP-624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 7", EP, Compilation |
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| 1975 | Cadet — MONO |
| 1980 | Fabbri Editori · GdJ 40 — Vinyl, LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Fabbri Editori · GdJ 40 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | Cadet · LP 624 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1996 | Folio Collection · EF 20029 — CD, Album |
| 1996 | e.f.s.a. collection · MR 04047 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | Verve Records · B0002025-02 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2004 | Verve Records · 0602465461022 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2006 | Storyville · 101 8507 — CD, Compilation |
| 2014 | Polskie Radio · PRCD 1630 — CD, digipack |
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