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Ball Bearing

Johnny Griffin · 1957 · Composition de Griffin, album A Blowin' Session

Context

Ball Bearing, by Johnny Griffin, appears on the album Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 (A Blowin' Session), recorded in April 1957 for Blue Note. Griffin shares the stage there with two other tenors, Hank Mobley and John Coltrane.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

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