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Johnny Griffin

Chicago, United States • 1928-04-24 – 2008-07-25

Johnny Griffin is credited on 1,753 releases across 350 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,753

Pressings credited

350

Albums

8

Decades active

127

In collections

Biography

John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin began his career in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of his death. A pioneering figure in hard bop, Griffin recorded prolifically as a bandleader in addition to stints with the pianist Thelonious Monk and the drummer Art Blakey, in partnership with his fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s. In 1995, Griffin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.

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Credited work

1,753 releases · 350 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,823
  • Other credits · 221
  • Production · 16

Studios: Five Spot Café · Lindström Studios, Cologne · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Reeves Sound Studios

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