Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin IIIwas an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist...
anyone county good lost man tony touched
Roane County lost a very good man in Tony Mason. He touched a lot of lives. I don't think I know anyone that has touched as many people.
company promote
We don't necessarily promote him, we promote the company and what we have to offer.
doubt fill reasonable
There is reasonable doubt. You can't fill in the blanks. You can't speculate.
dressing hauled regroup sets struck torn wardrobe
Wardrobe is gone. Set dressing is gone. The sets have all been struck and torn down and hauled away. Nothing has been put into storage. Everything has been disposed of. And if the show comes back, they'll regroup for another year.
information
If Wildcat could not get information for the FBI, Wildcat would not be paid.
embellish fbi point pressured reason tapes whatever
He did not lie. The only reason he said what was on those tapes is he was pressured to do so. He would embellish because it got to a point he would do and say whatever the FBI wanted him to do and say.
believed held knew son
He knew his son was being held and he believed they would let him and his son go if he cooperated.
best foot forward government view
The government in my view put its best foot forward -- and slipped and fell.
government plain prepared proves
What this proves is that the government is not prepared to try this case, plain and simple.
initially leading
Much of what was said was initially said by the cooperating witness, ... It was leading questions.
father hang moment tried
It's a bittersweet moment right now. His father tried to hang on.
buttons certain clay clear hands knew recorded
It's clear (in the recorded interview) his comprehension (of English) is not that great. They had clay in their hands they could mold, certain buttons they knew they could push.
kings party school
My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax's band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that's when I said, "That's it!" Just like that, tunnelvision ever since.
control-myself play cooking
I like to play fast. I get excited, and I have to sort of control myself, restrain myself. But when the rhythm section gets cooking, I want to explode.