The Big Soul-Band
1960 studio album by Johnny Griffin Orchestra
The Big Soul-Band | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny Griffin Orchestra | ||||
Released | September/October 1960[1] | |||
Recorded | May 24, 31 & June 3, 1960 | |||
Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:07 original LP | |||
Label | Riverside RLP 331 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Big Soul-Band (also released as Wade in the Water) is an album by the Johnny Griffin Orchestra, led by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, featuring arrangements by Norman Simmons. It was released on the Riverside label in 1960.
Track listing
- "Wade in the Water" (Traditional) - 3:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Wade in the Water" - 3:46
- "Panic Room Blues" (Norman Simmons) - 4:36
- "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" (Traditional) - 2:43
- "Meditation" (Simmons) - 8:21
- "Holla" (Simmons) - 3:38
- "So Tired" (Bobby Timmons) - 6:38
- "Deep River" (Traditional) - 5:28
- "Jubilation" (Junior Mance) - 3:57
Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 8 recorded on May 24, 1960; 6, 7 and 9 on May 31; tracks 4-5 recorded on June 3, 1960.
Personnel
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Clark Terry, Bob Bryant - trumpet
- Julian Priester, Matthew Gee - trombone
- Pat Patrick - alto sax (#1, 2, 3, 8)
- Frank Strozier - alto sax (#4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
- Edwin Williams - tenor sax
- Charles Davis - baritone sax
- Harold Mabern - piano (all tracks except #5)
- Bobby Timmons - piano (#5), celeste (#4)
- Bob Cranshaw - bass (#1, 2, 3, 8)
- Victor Sproles - bass (#4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
- Charlie Persip - drums
- Norman Simmons - arranger
References
- ^ Billboard Oct 31, 1960
- ^ The Big Soul-Band at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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