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1960 studio album by Johnny Griffin Orchestra
The Big Soul-Band (also released as Wade in the Water ) is an album by the Johnny Griffin Orchestra, led by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin , featuring arrangements by Norman Simmons . It was released on the Riverside label in 1960.
"Wade in the Water " (Traditional) - 3:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Wade in the Water" - 3:46
"Panic Room Blues" (Norman Simmons) - 4:36
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen " (Traditional) - 2:43
"Meditation" (Simmons) - 8:21
"Holla" (Simmons) - 3:38
"So Tired" (Bobby Timmons ) - 6:38
"Deep River " (Traditional) - 5:28
"Jubilation" (Junior Mance ) - 3:57
Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 8 recorded on May 24, 1960; 6, 7 and 9 on May 31; tracks 4-5 recorded on June 3, 1960.
Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Clark Terry , Bob Bryant - trumpet
Julian Priester , Matthew Gee - trombone
Pat Patrick - alto sax (#1, 2, 3, 8)
Frank Strozier - alto sax (#4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Edwin Williams - tenor sax
Charles Davis - baritone sax
Harold Mabern - piano (all tracks except #5)
Bobby Timmons - piano (#5), celeste (#4)
Bob Cranshaw - bass (#1, 2, 3, 8)
Victor Sproles - bass (#4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Charlie Persip - drums
Norman Simmons - arranger
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Bob Brookmeyer, 1961)
Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Gene Ammons , 1961)
Late Hour Special (Gene Ammons, 1961–62)
Velvet Soul (Gene Ammons, 1962)
One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey , 1960)
Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960)
Goodies (George Benson , 1968)
Bobo's Beat (Willie Bobo , 1968)
Jam Session (Clifford Brown , 1954)
Ruth Brown '65 (Ruth Brown , 1964)
Who Is Gary Burton? (1962)
Byrd at the Gate (Charlie Byrd , 1963)
Son of Drum Suite (Al Cohn , 1960)
The Magic Touch (Tadd Dameron , 1962)
Afro-Jaws (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1960)
Trane Whistle (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962)
Ella Abraça Jobim (Ella Fitzgerald , 1980–81)
Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz , 1962)
Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965)
Gillespiana (Dizzy Gillespie , 1960)
Carnegie Hall Concert (Dizzy Gillespie, 1961)
Cookin' (Paul Gonsalves , 1957)
The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin , 1960)
White Gardenia (Johnny Griffin, 1961)
Homage to Duke (Dave Grusin , 1993)
The Further Adventures of El Chico (Chico Hamilton , 1966)
It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton , 1961)
You Better Know It!!! (Lionel Hampton , 1964)
Really Big! (Jimmy Heath , 1960)
Friends Old and New (John Hicks , 1992)
Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (JATP , 1983)
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J.J.! (J.J. Johnson , 1964)
Goodies (J.J. Johnson, 1965)
Concepts in Blue (J.J. Johnson, 1980)
Summit Meeting (Elvin Jones , 1977)
Down Home (Sam Jones , 1962)
At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)
The Centaur and the Phoenix (Yusef Lateef , 1960)
Themes from Mr. Lucky, The Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (Mundell Lowe , 1960)
Satan in High Heels (Mundell Lowe, 1961)
The Soul of Hollywood (Junior Mance , 1962)
The Jazz Version of "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" (Gary McFarland , 1961)
Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland, 1965)
Mingus Revisited /Pre-Bird (Charles Mingus , 1960)
The Complete Town Hall Concert (Charles Mingus, 1962)
Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell , 1960–61)
A Sure Thing (Blue Mitchell, 1962)
Jazz Dialogue (Modern Jazz Quartet , 1965)
Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960)
Gerry Mulligan '63 (Gerry Mulligan , 1962)
That's How I Love the Blues! (Mark Murphy , 1962)
Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill , 1966)
Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts (1974)
The Alternate Blues (Oscar Peterson, 1980)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (1980)
Basically Duke (Oscar Pettiford , 1954)
The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner (Big Joe Turner , 1974)
Bossa Nova Carnival (Dave Pike , 1962)
Jazz for the Jet Set (Dave Pike, 1965)
Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958)
New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin , 1964)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
Hobo Flats (Jimmy Smith , 1963)
The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt , 1965)
I Keep Comin' Back! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
Taylor Made Jazz (Billy Taylor , 1959)
New York City R&B (Cecil Taylor , 1961)
Kwamina (Billy Taylor, 1961)
Out of the Storm (Ed Thigpen , 1966)
Devil May Care (Teri Thornton , 1960–61)
Joyride (Stanley Turrentine , 1965)
Live at Newport (McCoy Tyner , 1963)
Dinah Jams (Dinah Washington , 1954)
Uhuru Afrika (Randy Weston , 1960)
At Newport '63 (with Joe Williams , 1963)
New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson , 2003)
Kai Olé (Kai Winding , 1961)
The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode (Jimmy Woode , 1957)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With Art Blakey andthe Jazz Messengers With others
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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1959)
Them Dirty Blues (Cannonball Adderley , 1960)
Work Song (Nat Adderley , 1960)
Chet Baker & Crew (1956)
Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
Blue Lights (Kenny Burrell , 1958)
On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Kenny Burrell, 1959)
More Party Time (Arnett Cobb , 1960)
Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia (Kenny Dorham , 1956)
Matador (Kenny Dorham, 1962)
Brass Shout (Art Farmer , 1959)
The Opener (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (1958)
The Big Soul-Band (Johnny Griffin , 1960)
The Soul Society (Sam Jones , 1960)
Nice and Easy (Johnny Lytle , 1962)
Hank (Hank Mobley , 1957)
The Cooker (Lee Morgan , 1957)
Lee-Way (Lee Morgan, 1960)
Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960)
Personal Appearance (Sonny Stitt , 1957)
The Young Lions (1960)