Johnny Griffin
Tenor Sax Solo on
Smoke Stack

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Johnny Griffin's tenor sax solo is the second of 6 solos on this recording, following Wynton Kelly's piano and followed by Hank Mobley on tenor sax. Spanning nine choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at an up-tempo 215 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:03. "Smoke Stack" (Alternate Take) is a second version of Johnny Griffin's blues composition from his 1957 album A Blowing Session, providing a fascinating comparison with the master take by presenting the same musicians navigating the same material with a different solo order and fresh improvisational ideas. 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.