Johnny Griffin Blues For Harvey 1976 Original INNER CITY RECORDS Vinyl plays M-

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Johnny Griffin
Blues For Harvey

• 1976 U.S. Original 1st pressing (released in Denmark in 1973).
  
• Inner City Records - 2004
  
• Vinyl is EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint- (10.5/12)
  
• Vinyl looks side 1 EX++ to Mint- : inaudible, superficial, faint marks. Side 2 looks Mint-
  
• Vinyl plays Mint-
• Labels are Mint- / side 2 EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-
  
• Cover is EX to EX+, mostly EX+ : intact seams and shrink; various imperfections.
  
• The original inner-sleeve has intact seams.
  
• Out of print original ~

Johnny Griffin is heard in a pair of dates recorded in 1972 at Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, joined by fellow American expatriates Kenny Drew and Ed Thigpen, along with bassist Mads Vinding. Most of this album is devoted to Griffin's originals. His piercing, extended blues "That Party Upstairs" is followed by a somber ballad "Alone Again" (not the bland Gilbert O'Sullivan pop hit "Along Again (Naturally)," as listed in some discographies). His remake of his early composition "Soft and Furry" features Vinding's delightful arco bass in octave unison with Griffin's tenor sax. The furious uptempo "Blues for Harvey" gives way to a turbulent pair of choruses of Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-A-Ning."

"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, Illinois, on April 24, 1928, he resided on the South Side of the Second City with his mother, who was a singer, and father, who played cornet. An adolescent Griffin heard Gene Ammons play in the big band of King Kolax. Two years later he picked up an alto saxophone, and soon thereafter was working with bluesman T-Bone Walker. A student at DuSable High School, he was tutored by the legendary band director Captain Walter Dyett. Upon graduation, he toured with Lionel Hampton's big band, switched to the tenor sax, and moved to New York City. The late '40s saw Griffin honking his share of R&B with Joe Morris up to 1950, alongside the band of Jo Jones in 1950, and with Arnett Cobb in 1951. He enlisted in the armed services stationed in Hawaii, and played in an Army band."...

-allmusic

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10 - EX++ to MINT-                  

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8  -  EX+ to EX++                              

7  -  EX+                                             

6  -  EX to EX+                                   

5  -  EX                                                

4  -  EX- to EX                                    

3  -  EX-                                              

2  -  Poor to EX-                                  

1  -  Poor/Worst/Ruined/Unplayable   

Note : possible camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces.

Includes a HQ inner-sleeve (pictured) which the vinyl is stored in after being professionally machine-cleaned and graded.

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