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Perfection: Matthew Gee & Johnny Griffin x 4

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Marc Myers
Oct 24, 2024
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Earlier this week, I posted on trombonist Michael Gee. Throughout his career, Gee would record with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin. Their first union came in 1948, while in the Joe Morris Orchestra. A year later, they were together on Wynonie Harris's famed proto-rock 'n' roll hit Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-o-Dee. In 1960, Gee was in Griffin's band, for t…

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