| LC control no. | n 82099703 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Griffin, Johnny, 1928-2008 |
| Variant(s) | Griffin, John Arnold, 1928-2008 Griffin, Little Johnny, 1928-2008 Little Giant, 1928-2008 |
| Biography/History note | tenor saxophonist |
| Birth date | 19280424 |
| Death date | 20080725 |
| Place of birth | Chicago, Ill. |
| Place of death | France |
| Field of activity | jazz |
| Profession or occupation | saxophonist |
| Found in | Count Basie jam session... [SR] p1975. Okeh jazz [SR] c1982: label (Little Johnny Griffin) New Grove dict. of jazz (Griffin, Johnny (John Arnold, III; Little Giant); b. Apr. 24, 1928, Chicago; tenor saxophonist) Le Figaro WWW site, July 25, 2008 (Johnny Griffin; d. today in Vienne; had celebrated his 80th birthday on Apr. 24; American jazz saxophonist) New York times WWW site, July 28, 2008 (in obituary published July 26: Johnny Griffin; b. Apr. 24, 1928, Chicago; d. Friday [July 25, 2008], Availles-Limouzine, France, aged 80; tenor saxophonist whose speed, control, and harmonic acuity made him one of the most talented American jazz musicians of his generation, yet who spent most of his career in Europe) Clarke-Boland Big Band. Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, 2000: container (Johnny Griffin (t[enor] s[axophone])) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 82078297 n 94120589 |
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