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Johnny Griffin

real name John Arnold Griffin III

Chicago, United States · 1928-04-24 – 2008-07-25

Johnny Griffin is credited on 1,753 releases across 351 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,753

Credits

351

Albums

8

Decades active

140

In collections

Biography

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American jazz saxophonist
Born 24 April 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, died 25 July 2008 in Mauprévoir, France

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Credited work

1,753 releases · 351 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 2,823
  • Other credits · 221
  • Production · 16

Studios: Five Spot Café · Lindström Studios, Cologne · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Reeves Sound Studios

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