Way Out!

Way Out! is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, released on the Riverside label in 1958.[3]

Way Out!
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1958[1]
RecordedFebruary 26–27, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:51
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-274[2]
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
JG
(1958)
Way Out!
(1958)
The Little Giant
(1959)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that "the tenor is in superior form for this spirited date."[4]

Track listing

  1. "Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?" (Richard Evans) – 6:20
  2. "Hot Sausage" (Jody Christian) – 4:07
  3. "Sunny Monday" (John Hines) – 9:58
  4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 6:47
  5. "Teri's Tune" (Teri Thornton) – 8:06
  6. "Little John" (Hines) – 7:33

Personnel

References

  1. "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 3, 1958. p. 6 via Google Books.
  2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 via Google Books.
  3. Ratliff, Ben (July 26, 2008). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" via NYTimes.com.
  4. Yanow, Scott. Way Out! at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 607. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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