Johnny Griffin - Live in Helsingborg 1990 (2026)

In July 1990, Johnny Griffin, the legendary tenor saxophonist known as The Little Giant, electrified Langvinkeln Jazz Club in Helsingborg, Sweden. Accompanied by Danish musicians Thomas Clausen (piano), Mads Vinding (bass), and Svend-Erik Norregard (drums), Griffin delivered a joyful night of jazz as only he could do it, which is now presented here on this previously unreleased 6-track live recording.

Griffin, who rose to prominence in the 1950s through his work with Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, and his own explosive small groups, was widely regarded as one of the fastest and most inventive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Playing a lot at Jazzhus Montmartre in the '60s, he settled in France but continued to be in high demand in Scandinavia and all over Europe.