A Blowin' Session

A Blowin' Session
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	October 1957[1]
Recorded	April 6, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:19
Label	Blue Note BLP 1559
Producer	Alfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology
Introducing Johnny Griffin 1956 A Blowin' Session (1957) The Congregation (1957)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

A Blowin' Session is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, recorded and released in 1957 on Blue Note Records. It was remastered and reissued in 1999, featuring an alternate take of "Smoke Stack".

Track listing

1. "The Way You Look Tonight (Kern, Fields) - 9:41
2. "Ball Bearing" (Griffin) - 8:11
3. "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein) - 10:14
4. "Smoke Stack" (Griffin) - 10:13
5. "Smoke Stack" [Alternate Take] - 11:00 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan — trumpet
• Wynton Kelly — piano
• Paul Chambers — bass
• Art Blakey — drums

References

1. Billboard Oct 28, 1957
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.