Johnny Griffin Quartet - Way Out! (1958) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01 - Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?
02 - Hot Sausage
03 - Sunny Monday
04 - Cherokee
05 - Teri's Tune
06 - Little John

personnel :

Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew - piano
Wilbur Ware - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

This formerly obscure quartet set by tenor-saxophonist Johnny Griffin (reissued on CD in the OJC series) features the fiery soloist on five little-known originals written by Chicagoans plus a burning version of "Cherokee." Virtually all of Griffin's recordings are worth getting and, with the assistance of pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Philly Joe Jones, the tenor is in superior form for this spirited date. ~ Scott Yanow