1961 studio album by Johnny Griffin
White Gardenia Johnny Griffin with brass and strings which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.[1] Billie Holiday , who had died two years earlier, she had sung all of the songs, except for the title track, which is the only original composition by Griffin on the album. The white gardenia was the flower Holiday often wore in her hair. The orchestral arrangements were written by Melba Liston and Norman Simmons .
Reception [ ] Richard Cook and Brian Morton wrote in their Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD pastiche " with the strings serving "mainly for depth of focus and harmony, rather than as emotional treacle."[3] AllMusic site review by Scott Yanow stated the arrangements were "tasteful, and the lyrical music is well-performed, if not overly memorable. Worth checking out".[4]
Release notes [ ] A review of White Gardenia in DownBeat [2] [1] [5] The Big Soul-Band Big Soul on Milestone ).[6] White Gardenia was later reissued on CD as part of the Original Jazz Classics series on OJCCD 1877-2.[1]
Track listing [ ] "Gloomy Sunday " (Sam M. Lewis , Rezső Seress ) – 4:06
"That Old Devil Called Love" (Doris Fisher , Allan Roberts ) – 3:50
"White Gardenia" (Johnny Griffin) – 3:18
"God Bless the Child " (Billie Holiday , Arthur Herzog, Jr. ) – 3:17
"Detour Ahead" (Lou Carter, Herb Ellis , Johnny Frigo ) – 4:33
"Good Morning Heartache " (Ervin Drake , Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham ) – 4:10
"Don't Explain " (Holiday, Herzog) – 4:43
"Trav'lin' Light " (Trummy Young , Jimmy Mundy , Johnny Mercer ) – 4:06
"No More " (Tutti Camarata , Bob Russell ) – 3:57
"Left Alone " (Holiday, Mal Waldron ) – 2:54 Tracks 1, 7 and 9 were recorded on July 13, tracks 2, 5 and 8 were recorded July 14, and tracks 3, 4, 6 and 10 were recorded on July 17, 1961.
Personnel [ ] Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophoneNat Adderley – cornet (except tracks 1, 7 and 9)Ernie Royal – trumpet (exc. 1, 7, 9)Clark Terry – flugelhorn (1, 7, 9), trumpet (exc. 1, 7, 9)Ray Alonge – French horn
Jimmy Cleveland , Paul Faulise, Urbie Green – trombone Jimmy Jones – piano (exc. 2, 5, 8)Barry Harris – piano (2, 5, 8)Barry Galbraith – guitar Ron Carter – bass Ben Riley – drums Alfred Brown, Harry Lookofsky, David Schwartz – violin
Charles McCracken (exc. 2, 5, 8) , Lucient Schmit (1, 5, 7–9) , Maurice Bialkin, Ray Schweitzer and Edgardo Sodero (2, 5, 8) , Abe Kessler and Peter Makas (3, 4, 6, 10) – cello
Melba Liston (exc. 4–6, 8), Norman Simmons (4–6, 8) – arranger References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c Johnny Griffin discography accessed October 25, 2012^ Jump up to: a b DownBeat ^ Jump up to: a b Penguin Guide to Jazz on CDISBN 0-14-051452-X , p. 620.^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed October 25, 2012
^ Johnny Griffin – White Gardenia at Discogs ^ The labels Milestone and Riverside were both acquired by Fantasy Records in 1972. Original Jazz Classics is also a sub-label of Fantasy Records.
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