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Johnny Griffin Quartet

b. John Arnold Griffin III, 24 Apr 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Griffin examined tenor saxophone at Du Sable SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL where his teacher was Walter Dyatt, who also trained Gene Ammons and Von Freeman. In his mid-teens, Griffin became a member of the Lionel Hampton R&B-based big music group …

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