Johnny Griffin
Tenor Sax Solo on
Smoke Stack

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Johnny Griffin's tenor sax solo is the second of 7 solos on this recording, following Wynton Kelly's piano and followed by Lee Morgan on trumpet. Spanning nine choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a bright 224 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:58. "Smoke Stack" is a blues in F composed by Johnny Griffin for his 1957 album A Blowing Session, an extended performance that showcases seven soloists in succession. Johnny Griffin was 28 to 29 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.

Johnny Griffin was 28 to 29 years old at the time.