The Kerry Dancers

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The Kerry Dancers
The Kerry Dancers.jpg
Studio album by
Johnny Griffin
Released1962
RecordedDecember 21, 1961 and January 5 & 29, 1962
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:55
LabelRiverside
RLP 420
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
White Gardenia
(1961) 		The Kerry Dancers
(1962) 		Tough Tenor Favorites
(1962)

The Kerry Dancers (subtitled and Other Swinging Folk) is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in late 1961 and early 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

The AllMusic site reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Many straight-ahead bop musicians would never consider recording traditional folk songs from the British Isles, but that's exactly what Johnny Griffin does... one of his best releases of the 1960s... The Kerry Dancers and Other Swinging Folk is among the many Griffin releases that the Chicagoan can be proud of".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "The Kerry Dancers" (Traditional) - 4:44
  2. "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (Traditional) - 6:15
  3. "Green Grow the Rushes" (Traditional) - 4:38
  4. "The Londonderry Air" (Traditional) - 4:54
  5. "25½ Daze" (Sara Cassey) - 4:42
  6. "Oh, Now I See" (Johnny Griffin) - 5:11
  7. "Hush-a-Bye" (Traditional) - 4:56
  8. "Ballad for Monsieur" (Cassey) - 3:35
  • Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on December 21, 1961 (tracks 2, 6 & 7), January 5, 1962 (tracks 3, 5 & 8) and January 29, 1962 (tracks 1 & 4).

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed October 25, 2012
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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