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Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

Born: 1928-04-24 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia:

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.

Filmography
Between a Smile and a Tear poster
Between a Smile and a Tear
2005 • Self
One Night with Blue Note poster
One Night with Blue Note
2004 • Self
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz poster
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
1997 • Self
Jazz Is Our Religion poster
Jazz Is Our Religion
1972
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Notes for a Film on Jazz
1965 • Self