Johnny Griffin Catalog - album index

1945 (The age of 17)

• Lionel Hampton 2 - Slide Hamp Slide 1945.1946  (MCA [F] 510.063)
• Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Golden Favorites  (Decca DL 4296)

1946

• Lionel Hampton, Vol. 4: 1945-1946  (Coral [G] COPS 7186)
• Lionel Hampton, Vol. 5: 1946  (Coral [G] 6.22116)
• Lionel Hampton 4 - Seeds Of Swing 1945.1949  (MCA [F] 510.112)
• Lionel Hampton 5 - Swinging Sessions! 1945.1950  (MCA [F] 510.117)
• Lionel Hampton, Vol. 6: 1946-1947  (Coral [G] 6.22180)

1947

• Johnny Griffin With Joe Morris Orchestra - Fly, Mister, Fly  (Saxophonograph [Swd] BP 504)
• Joe Morris - Bam-A-Lam-A-Bam c/w Boogie Woogie Joe  (Manor 1128)
• Tony Mayo - Deep Water Blues c/w Juke Box Blues  (Plaza 5501)
• V.A. - Atlantic Rhythm And Blues, Vol. 1: 1947-74  (Atlantic 7 81293-1-F)
• Joe Morris - Easy Riff c/w The Applejack  (Atlantic 866)

1948 (The age of 20)

• V.A. - Dance The Rock And Roll  (Atlantic LP 8013)
• The Chronological Joe Morris 1946-1949  (Classics 5057)

1949

• Wynonie Harris (no details)  (King 4292)
• Wynonie Harris - Battle Of The Blues  (King LP 607)
• Wynonie Harris (no details)  (King 4342)
• Joe Morris - Lowdown Baby  (Juke Box Lil [Swd] JB 610)

1951

• Jumpin' The Blues With Arnett Cobb  (Jazz Circle Basel [Swt] JCB 01)
• V.A. - Okeh Jazz  (Epic EG 37315)

1956 (The age of 28)

• Introducing Johnny Griffin  (Blue Note BLP 1533)
• V.A. - The Other Side Blue Note 1500 Series  (Blue Note [J] BNJ 61008/10)
• Johnny Griffin - J.G., Tenor  (Argo LP 624)

1957

• Art Blakey - Selections From Lerner And Loewe's  (Vik LAK 1103)
• Art Blakey - 1957 Second Edition  (RCA Bluebird 07863 66661-2)
• Art Blakey - Theory Of Art  (RCA Bluebird 6126-1-RB)
• Yusef Lateef/A.K. Salim - Stablemates  (Savoy MG 12115)
• Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 - A Blowing Session  (Blue Note BLP 1559)
• Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 - A Blowing Session  (Blue Note CDP 7243 4 99009-2)
• Art Blakey - A Night In Tunisia  (Vik LAX 1115)
• Clark Terry - Serenade To A Bus Seat  (Riverside RLP 12-237)
• Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers With Sabu And A Bongo - Cu-Bop  (Jubilee JLP 1049)
• Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk - Jazz Connection  (Atlantic LP 1278)
• Count Basie/Joe Williams/Art Blakey - Sessions, Live  (Calliope CAL 2008)
• A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People  (Savoy 7567 93006-2)
• A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People  (Savoy MG 12118)
• Art Blakey - Hard Drive  (Bethlehem BCP 6023)
• Wilbur Ware - The Chicago Sound  (Riverside RLP 12-252)
• Johnny Griffin - The Congregation  (Blue Note BLP 1580)

1958 (The age of 30)

• Guitar Slim - If I Had My Life To Live Over c/w When There's No Way Out  (Atco 6120)
• V.A. - Rockin' Together  (Atco LP 33-103)
• V.A. - Texas Guitar: From Dallas To L.A.  (Atlantic SD 7226)
• Johnny Griffin Sextet  (Riverside RLP 12-264)
• Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot  (Milestone M 9124)
• Johnny Griffin - Way Out!  (Riverside RLP 12-274)
• Blue Mitchell Big 6  (Riverside RLP 12-273)
• Babs Gonzales - Voila  (Hope LP 0001)
• Thelonious Monk - Thelonious In Action  (Riverside RLP 12-262)
• Thelonious Monk - Thelonious In Action  (Fantasy OJCCD 103-2)
• Thelonious Monk - Misterioso  (Riverside RLP 12-279)
• Thelonious Monk - Misterioso  (Fantasy OJCCD 206-2)
• Philly Joe Jones - Blues For Dracula  (Riverside RLP 12-282)
• Chet Baker In New York  (Riverside RLP 12-281)
• Nat Adderley - Branching Out  (Riverside RLP 12-285)
• Ahmed Abdul-Malik - Jazz Sahara  (Riverside RLP 12-287)
• Randy Weston - Little Niles  (United Artists UAL 4011)
• Machito With Flute To Boot  (Roulette SR 52026)

1959

• Ahmed Abdul-Malik - East Meets West  (RCA Victor LPM 2015)
• Ira Sullivan - Blue Stroll  (Delmark DL 402)
• Johnny Griffin - The Little Giant  (Riverside RLP 12-304)

1960

• Bud Powell - Bud In Paris  (Xanadu 102)
• Mel Rhyne - Organ-Izing  (Jazzland JLP 16)
• Johnny Griffin - The Big Soul-Band  (Riverside RLP 331)
• Johnny Griffin - The Big Soul-Band  (Fantasy OJCCD 485-2)
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - Battle Stations  (Prestige PRLP 7282)
• Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party  (Riverside RLP 338)
• Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tough Tenors  (Jazzland JLP 31)
• Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Griff And Lock  (Jazzland JLP 42)
• Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Pisces  (Fantasy OJCCD 1104-2)

1961

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - The First Set  (Prestige PRLP 7309)
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - The Tenor Scene  (Prestige PRLP 7191)
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Late Show  (Prestige PR 7357)
• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Midnight Show  (Prestige PR 7330)
• Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Lookin' At Monk!  (Jazzland JLP 39)
• Johnny Griffin - Change Of Pace  (Riverside RLP 368)
• Johnny Griffin - Soft And Furry c/w Guns Of Navarone  (Riverside R 4506)
• Bennie Green - Glidin' Along  (Jazzland JLP 43)
• Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Blues Up And Down  (Jazzland JLP 60)
• Johnny Griffin With Strings And Brass - White Gardenia  (Riverside RLP 387)
• Eddie Jefferson - Letter From Home  (Riverside RLP 411)
• Johnny Griffin - The Kerry Dancers  (Riverside RLP 420)

1962

• Johnny Lytle - Nice And Easy  (Jazzland JLP 67)
• Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tough Tenor Favorites  (Jazzland JLP 76)
• Tadd Dameron - The Magic Touch  (Riverside RLP 419)
• Tadd Dameron - The Magic Touch  (Fantasy OJCCD 143-2)
• Wes Montgomery - Full House  (Riverside RLP 434)
• Wes Montgomery - The Complete Riverside Recordings  (Riverside 12RCD 4408-2)
• The Alternative Wes Montgomery  (Milestone M 47065)
• Johnny Griffin - Grab This!  (Riverside RLP 437)
• Sunday Afternoon With Babs Gonzales  (Dauntless DM 4311)
• Expubident World Of Babs Gonzales  (Expubident EXP 008)

1963 (The age of 35)

• Johnny Griffin/Matthew Gee - Soul Groove  (Atlantic LP 1431)
• V.A. - Jazz Jamboree, 63, Vol. 2  (Muza XL 0193)
• V.A. - Jazz Jamboree, 63, Vol. 1  (Muza XL 0192)
• Johnny Griffin - Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me  (Riverside RLP 462)

1964

• Johnny Griffin - Night Lady  (Philips [H] 840 447PY)
• V.A. - NDR Jazz Workshop  (Atlantic [Eu] ATL 60073)
• V.A. - International Jazz Workshop: Ruhr Festival 1964  (Philips 48095)
• Bud Powell - Hot House  (Fontana [F] 683 903-ZL)
• Bud Powell In Europe  (Duke [It] D 1012)
• Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 8 - Holidays In Edenville, 64  (Mythic Sound MS 6008-1)

1965

• Wes Montgomery - Solitude  (BYG [J] YX 4016/17)
• Wes Montgomery Live In Paris 1965  (Esoldun [F] FC 108)
• Wes Montgomery Live In Europe  (Philology [It] W 97-2)
• V.A. - Americans In Europe, Vol. 2  (Green Line [It] VID JAZZ 39)
• Pierre Michelot - Four Seasons In Jazz: Round About A Bass  (Philips P 70306L)

1967

• Johnny Griffin - The Man I Love  (Polydor [G] 583 734)
• Johnny Griffin - You Leave Me Breathless  (Black Lion [E] BLP 30134)
• Johnny Griffin - A Night In Tunisia  (Trio [J] PA 9737)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Sax No End  (Saba/MPS [G] 15138)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Out Of The Folk Bag  (Columbia [G] SMC 74323)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Open Door  (Muse MR 5056)
• Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser (Soundtrack)  (Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358)
• Thelonious Monk - On Tour In Europe  (Affinity [E] AFFD 192)
• Thelonious Monk Quartet And Octet In Europe  (Unique Jazz UJ 012)
• Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967  (Esoldun [F] FC 113)
• Thelonious Monk - In Europe  (Heart Note HN 003)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - 17 Men And Their Music  (Campi [It] SJG 12004)
• Johnny Griffin - Body And Soul  (Moon [It] MCD 004-2)

1968 (The age of 40)

• V.A. - Jazz Anthology '68  (Holiden 08 001)
• Johnny Griffin/Dexter Gordon - Jazz Undulation  (Joker [J] UPS 2058)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - All Smiles  (MPS [G] 15214)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Faces  (MPS [G] 15218)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - More  (Campi [It] SJG 12006)
• Johnny Griffin - Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz  (Vogue [G] LDVS 17164)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Latin Kaleidoscope  (MPS [G] 15213)
• Gitte Haenning/Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Out Of The World  (VeraBra Records No.20 LC 8098)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Fellini 712  (MPS [G] 15220)

1969

• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Volcano  (Saba/MPS [G] 15076)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - Rue Chaptal  (Polydor [G] 583 055)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - All Blues  (MPS [G] 15288)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - More Smiles  (MPS [G] 15287)
• Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland - At Her Majesty's Pleasure...  (Polydor 2460131)
• Francy Boland And Kenny Clarke Famous Orchestra  (Supraphon [Cz] SUA 15988)

1970

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Johnny Griffin - Tough Tenors Again 'N' Again  (MPS [G] 15283)

1972

• Vaclav Zahradnik - Euro Jazz  (Supraphon [Cz] CZ 1151370)

1973 (The age of 45)

• Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant  (America [F] 30 AM 6133)
• Dizzy Gillespie - The Source  (America [F] 30 AM 6135)
• V.A. - Golden Hours  (Jugoton [Yu] LSY 68095)
• Johnny Griffin - Blues For Harvey  (SteepleChase [D] SCS 1004)
• Johnny Griffin - Blues For Harvey  (SteepleChase [D] SCCD 31004)
• Klaus Doldinger - Doldinger Jubilee Concert  (Atlantic [Eu] ATL 50070)

1974

• Johnny Griffin Live At Music Inn  (Horo [It] HLL 101-10)
• V.A. - Jacs Anthology  (Horo [It] HLL 101-17)

1975

• The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975  (Pablo 2310-749)
• V.A. - The Montreux Collection 1975  (Pablo 2625-707)
• Count Basie Jam Session At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975  (Pablo 2310-750)
• Roy Eldridge - Decidedly  (Pablo PACD 5314-2)
• Passport - Doldinger Jubilee '75  (Atlantic SD 18162)
• Johnny Griffin - All The Things You Are  (Timeless [H] SJP 121)
• Boy Edgar - Music Was His Mistress  (Hvhaast 022)

1976

• Peter Herbolzheimer - Jazz Gala Concert  (Atlantic SD 1693)
• Johnny Griffin Live In Tolyo  (Philips [J] RJ 7160)
• Johnny Griffin - The Little Giant Revisited  (Philips [J] RJ 7405)

1977

• V.A. - Jazz Gala 77  (Telefunken 6 28438 DT)

1978 (The age of 50)

• Rolf Ericson/Johnny Griffin - Sincerely Ours  (Four Leaf Clover FLC 5027)
• V.A. - Jazz: Na Koncertnom Podiju, Vol. 3  (Jugoton [Yu] LSY 61464)
• Nat Adderley - A Little New York Midtown Music  (Galaxy GXY 5120)
• Dexter Gordon - Great Encounters  (Columbia JC 35978)
• Johnny Griffin - Return Of The Griffin  (Galaxy GXY 5117)
• Johnny Griffin - Bush Dance  (Galaxy GXY 5126)
• V.A. - Ballads By Four  (Galaxy GXY 5133)
• V.A. - Ballads By Five  (Galaxy GCD 95003-2)
• V.A. - Five Birds And A Monk  (Galaxy GXY 5134)
• V.A. - Birds And Monks  (Galaxy GCD 95002-2)

1979

• Johnny Griffin - NYC Underground  (Galaxy GXY 5132)
• Johnny Griffin - To The Ladies  (Galaxy GXY 5139)
• Rita Reys - That Old Feeling  (Columbia 83981)

1980

• Ray Brown - Summerwind  (Jeton 1003312)

1981

• Johnny Griffin - Meeting  (Jeton 6006603)

1983 (The age of 55)

• Philly Joe Jones - Look Stop Listen  (Uptown UP 27.15)
• Johnny Griffin - Call It Whachawana  (Galaxy GXY 5146)
• Daniel Humair - Surrounded 1964-1987  (Mediartis P970 MU229)
• Jimmy Smith - Keep On Comin'  (Elektra/Musician E1 60301)

1984

• Johnny Griffin - Live Jazzbuhne Berlin '84  (Amiga DDR 8 56 089)
• V.A. - That's The Way, I Feel Now: Tribute To Thelonious Monk  (A&M SP 6600)

1985

• V.A. - One Night With Blue Note, Vol. 3  (Blue Note BT 85115)
• Paris Reunion Band - French Cooking  (Sonet [Swd] SNTF 945)

1986

• Deborah Brown - Euroboppin'  (Alfa Jazz [J] 32R2-25)

1987

• Johnny Griffin - Have You Met...Barcelona?  (Orange Blue [F] OB 002 CD)
• Clementine - Continent Blue  (Orange Blue [F] OB 004 CD)

1988 (The age of 60)

• Johnny Griffin - Take My Hand  (Who's Who In Jazz WCD 21036)

1989

• V.A. - Birdology: Live At The TBB Jazz Festival, Vol. 1  (Verve [F] 841 132-2)
• V.A. - Birdology: Live At The TBB Jazz Festival, Vol. 2  (Verve [F] 841 133-2)
• Big Band De Lausanne - A Monk's Dream  (Plainisphare PL 1267 49CD)
• Viktor Lazlo - Hot And Cool  (Polydor 837 921-1)
• Viktor Lazlo - Club Desert  (Polydor [J] POOP 20226)

1990

• Johnny Griffin - The Cat  (Antilles 422 848 421-2)

1992

• Johnny Griffin - Dance Of Passion  (Antilles 314 512 604-2)

1993 (The age of 65)

• Roy Hargrove Quintet With The Tenors Of Our Time  (Verve 314 523 019-2)

1994

• Johnny Griffin - Chicago, New York, Paris  (Verve 314 527 367-2)

1996

• Johnny Griffin And The Great Danes  (Stunt 2012)

2000 (The age of 72)

• Johnny Griffin And Steve Grossman Quintet  (Dreyfus Jazz [F] FDM 36615-2)