Tag Archives: Babs Gonzales

Karin Krog & Friends: Joy

In February 1970, “Sonet” label released “Joy”, album by Karin Krog & Friends (the third Karin Krog album). It was recorded in July 1968, at “the Kongsberg Jazz Festival” and October 1968 in Oslo, Norway.

Personnel:

  • Karin Krog – voice, percussion
  • Terje Björklund – piano
  • Arild Andersen, Palle Danielsson – bass
  • Svein Christiansen – drums
  • Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, percussion
  • Espen Rud – percussion
  • Fred Nöddelund – design
  • Knut Lönö – photography
  • George Russell – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Mr. Joy – Annette Peacock. B. Colburn
  2. Karin’s Mode – Jan Garbarek
  3. Round About Midnight – Babs Gonzales, Thelonious Monk
  4. Maiden Voyage – Lazy Afternoon – Maiden Voyage – Herbie Hancock / Lazy Afternoon – Jerome Moross, John La Touche

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin: Battle Stations

In November 1960, “Prestige” label released “Battle Stations”, album by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin (22nd Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis” album overall). It was recorded in September 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
  • Norman Simmons – piano
  • Victor Sproles – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. What’s Happening – Fletcher Henderson
  2. Abundance – Norman Simmons
  3. If I Had You – Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro
  4. 63rd Street Theme – Johnny Griffin
  5. Pull My Coat – Richard Evans
  6. Hey Jim! – Babs Gonzales, James Moody

Johnny Griffin: The Little Giant

In December 1959, “Riverside” label released “The Little Giant”, the seventh Johnny Griffin album. It was recorded in August 1959, at “Reeves Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Jack Matthews – mastering
  • Paul Bacon – cover
  • Charles Stewart – cover
  • Lawrence N. Shustak – photography

Track listing:

  1. Olive Refractions – Norman Simmons
  2. The Message – Norman Simmons
  3. Lonely One – Babs Gonzales
  4. 63rd Street Theme – Johnny Griffin
  5. Playmates – Saxie Dowell
  6. Venus and the Moon – Norman Simmons