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*	4:03
4	63rd Street Theme Written-By – Johnny Griffin	7:31
5	Playmates Written-By – Saxie Dowell	4:18
6	Venus And The Moon Written-By – Norman Simmons	6:29

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Distributed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.

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

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

Comes in mini LP replica with OBI & Japanese insert.

This CD is remastered using 20bit A/D converter
with DIGITAL K2 interface. Made in Japan.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988002 510757
• 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
JVCXR-0039-2, RLP-1149	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	JVC, Riverside Records	JVCXR-0039-2, RLP-1149	Japan	2006
UCCO-5588	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, RE, SHM)	Riverside Records	UCCO-5588	Japan	2016
RLP 1149, AJAZ 1149	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(2x12", RM, Ltd, RE, 180)	Riverside Records, Analogue Productions	RLP 1149, AJAZ 1149	US	Unknown
UCCO-9270	Johnny Griffin	The Little Giant ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Pap)	Riverside Records	UCCO-9270	Japan	2008

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