Johnny Griffin
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Johnny Griffin was an American jazz tenor saxophonist renowned for his virtuosic speed, powerful tone, and work with artists such as Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Griffin canonical | 4 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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jazz musician ⓘ tenor saxophonist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Art Blakey
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Note Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Arnold Griffin III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-07-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
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Lester Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
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Thelonious Monk Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Little Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
powerful tone
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virtuosic speed on the tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Blowin' Session
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Introducing Johnny Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Congregation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Availles-Limouzine, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Antilles Records
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Blue Note Records ⓘ Galaxy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.