Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin IIIwas an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.