Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Olive Refractions Written-By – Norman Simmons	4:17
2	The Message Written-By – Norman Simmons	7:22
3	Lonely One Written-By – Babs Gonsalez*	4:07
4	63rd Street Theme Written-By – Johnny Griffin	7:32
5	Playmates Written-By – Saxie Dowell	4:18
6	Venus And The Moon Written-By – Norman Simmons	6:28

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Concord Music Group, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Concord Music Group, Inc.
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC

Credits

• Bass – Sam Jones
• Cover – Harris Lewine, Ken Braren, Paul Bacon
• Drums – Albert Heath
• Engineer – Jack Higgins
• Mastered By – Jack Matthews
• Photography By – Lawrence N. Shustak
• Photography By [Cover] – Charles Stewart*
• Piano – Wynton Kelly (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
• Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
• Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin
• Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
• Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6)

Notes

Comes with obi strip and insert in Japanese.

Recorded in New York; August 4 & 5, 1959.

DSD remastered on June - August 2007 at JVC Mastering Center under supervision of Kazuie Sugimoto.
Remastering sound concept by Universal Classics & Jazz.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 727534
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 12-304	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-304	US	1959
VIJ-112	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Riverside Records	VIJ-112	Japan	1984
JVCXR-0039-2, RLP-1149	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	JVC, Riverside Records	JVCXR-0039-2, RLP-1149	Japan	2006
VICJ-41768	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Riverside Records	VICJ-41768	Japan	2006
UCCO-5588	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, RE, SHM)	Riverside Records	UCCO-5588	Japan	2016

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