Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2, also known as A Blowing Session, is an album by the jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin. It was recorded in April 1957 and released in September or October the same year through Blue Note Records.[1][2][6]
| Johnny Griffin, Vol. 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 A Blowin' Session | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September or October 1957[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | April 8, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:19 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1559 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Johnny Griffin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
Side 1
- "The Way You Look Tonight (Kern, Fields) – 9:41
- "Ball Bearing" (Griffin) – 8:11
Side 2
- "All the Things You Are" (Kern, Hammerstein) – 10:14
- "Smoke Stack" (Griffin) – 10:13
1999 CD reissue bonus track
- "Smoke Stack" (alternate take) – 11:00
Personnel
Musicians
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Johnny Griffin, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff, Harold Feinstein – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes