The Congregation (Johnny Griffin album)

The Congregation
The Congregation
Studio album by Johnny Griffin
Released	March 1958
Recorded	October 23, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	29:51 (LP); 37:20 (CD)
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1580
Producer	Alfred Lion
Johnny Griffin chronology

ReleasedMarch 1958^[1]

RecordedOctober 23, 1957

StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, NJ

GenreJazz

The Congregation is an album by American tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin recorded on October 23, 1957 and released on Blue Note the following year, his final recording for the label.^[3]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Congregation"		6:47
2.	"Latin Quarter"	John Jenkins	6:29

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Glad There Is You"	Jimmy Dorsey Paul Mertz	5:10
2.	"Main Spring"		6:33
3.	"It's You or No One"	Sammy Cahn Jule Styne	4:52

v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)

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