Change of Pace explained

Change of Pace
Type:	studio
Artist:	Johnny Griffin
Cover:	Change of Pace.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	February 7 & 16, 1961 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	45:34
Label:	Riverside RLP 368
Chronology:	Johnny Griffin
Prev Title:	Lookin' at Monk!
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Blues Up & Down
Next Year:	1961

Change of Pace is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer commented that the "ensemble blend creates a fresh sound which, by itself, gives several of these pieces a texture sufficiently different from the accustomed to set them apart". AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2] Duck Baker in the May 2000 JazzTimes referred to it as a great album revealing the arranging skills of the leader to a new extent, and that the two bass mix was effective.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated.

1. "Soft and Furry" – 3:43
2. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) – 3:29
3. "The Last of the Fat Pants" – 4:20
4. "Same to You" – 4:25
5. "Connie's Bounce" (Consuela Lee) – 4:01
6. "Situation" (Julius Watkins) – 3:56
7. "Nocturne" – 5:27
8. "Why Not?" – 5:02
9. "As We All Know" (Lee) – 4:46

Personnel

• Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Larry Gales, Bill Lee – bass
• Ben Riley – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/johnny-griffin/catalog/#riverside-rlp-368 Johnny Griffin discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/johnny-griffin/catalog/#riverside-rlp-368 Allmusic Review