Griffin,Johnny Grab This / The Kerry Dancers CD

EU-only release containing two complete albums by the great Johnny Griffin. Grab This! Features the tenor player in a quintet format with Paul Bryant on organ (this was the first of Griffin's very rare recordings with an organist), and Joe Pass on guitar. The Kerry Dancers and Other Swinging Folk is in great part a collection of traditional songs arranged by Griffin and presents him in a quartet format with an all-star rhythm section consisting of Barry Harris on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. Includes 16-page booklet. Solar.

1. Grab This! 2. 63rd Street Theme 3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 4. Offering Time 5. These Foolish Things 6. Cherry Float 7. The Kerry Dancers 8. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair 9. Green Grow the Rushes 10. The Londonderry Air 11. 25 Daze 12. Oh, Now I See 13. Hush-A Bye 14. Ballad for Monsieur