The Kerry Dancers
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| The Kerry Dancers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | December 21, 1961; January 5 & 29, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:55 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 420 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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The Kerry Dancers (subtitled and Other Swinging Folk) is the album which was recorded by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin during the late 1961 and early 1962 period, and it was subsequently released by the Riverside label.[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The AllMusic site reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Many straight-ahead bop musicians would never consider recording traditional folk songs from the British Isles, but that's exactly what Johnny Griffin does... one of his best releases of the 1960s... The Kerry Dancers and Other Swinging Folk is among the many Griffin releases that the Chicagoan can be proud of".[2]
