Way Out!

Way Out! is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, released on the Riverside label in 1958.[3]

Way Out!
Studio album by
Johnny Griffin
ReleasedNovember 1958[1]
RecordedFebruary 26–27, 1958
New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:51
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-274[2]
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
JG
(1958)		 Way Out!
(1958)		 The Little Giant
(1959)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and wrote that "the tenor is in superior form for this spirited date."[4]

Track listing
  1. "Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?" (Richard Evans) – 6:20
  2. "Hot Sausage" (Jody Christian) – 4:07
  3. "Sunny Monday" (John Hines) – 9:58
  4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 6:47
  5. "Teri's Tune" (Teri Thornton) – 8:06
  6. "Little John" (Hines) – 7:33

Personnel

References
  1. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (November 3, 1958). "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. Ratliff, Ben (July 26, 2008). "Johnny Griffin, 80, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. Yanow, Scott. Way Out! at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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