Johnny Griffin

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Johnny Griffin

American musician

Also known as: John Arnold Griffin III

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In full:: John Arnold Griffin III

Born:: April 24, 1928, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died:: July 25, 2008, Availles-Limouzine, France (aged 80)

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Johnny Griffin (born April 24, 1928, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died July 25, 2008, Availles-Limouzine, France) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist noted for his fluency in the hard-bop idiom. Griffin began playing woodwinds at Du Sable High School in Chicago, and after graduation he toured with Lionel Hampton’s big band (1945–47) and with trumpeter Joe Morris (1947–50). After two years in a U.S. Army band (1951–53), Griffin played in Chicago and then New York, where he established a national reputation playing with Art Blakey (1957) and Thelonious Monk (1958). Together with tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, he led a quintet in ...(100 of 241 words)

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