Johnny Griffin
Tenor Sax Solo on
Nice And Easy

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Johnny Griffin's tenor sax solo is the opening of 3 solos on this recording, followed by Wynton Kelly on piano. Spanning three choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a moderate 131 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:10. Griffin takes three choruses on tenor saxophone, demonstrating his deep connection to the blues as a foundational language of jazz. Johnny Griffin was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this 1956 recording. Nice and Easy is a blues composition by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, written during the early period of his recording career.

Johnny Griffin was 27 to 28 years old at the time.