My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I… — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of conditions. — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
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… — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I used to… — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
I like to play fast. I get excited, and I have to sort of control myself, restrain myself. But when the rhythm section gets… — Johnny Griffin Copy Share Image
