Johnny Griffin

Italian Vocalist Roberta Gambarini's Imperfect Jazz 10/08/2009

One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Johnny Griffin will go down in the annals of jazz as a performer easily able to negotiate the tricky harmonic changes and swift tempos of modern music. He'll also be remembered as a player who could masterfully interpret tender ballads, rivaling Ben Webster in that regard. Born John Arnold Griffin III in Chicago, IL, on April 24, 1928, he resided on ...more