I see my buddy Keith Uhlich at The House Next Door has noted the passing of jazz great Johnny Griffin with both a link and a clip. But one is not enough. Here he is, jamming out with trumpeter Woody Shaw on the bop anthem “A Night In Tunisia.”
Griffin and Shaw weren’t pioneers or groundbreakers—just dynamite players who gave their all every time out. Always a profound pleasure to hear. (Also, much appreciation to Pedro Mendes, whose jazz clip postings on YouTube are about the greatest things there.)