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A1	Olive Refractions Written-By – Norman Simmons	4:30
A2	The Message Written-By – Norman Simmons	7:15
A3	Lonely One Written-By – Babs Gonsalez*	4:08
B1	63rd Street Theme Written-By – Johnny Griffin	7:28
B2	Playmates Written-By – Saxie Dowell	4:30
B3	Venus And The Moon Written-By – Norman Simmons	6:25

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Sam Jones
• Drums – Albert Heath
• Engineer – Jack Higgins
• Mastered By – Jack Matthews
• Piano – Wynton Kelly (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
• Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
• Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin
• Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
• Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)

Notes

Recorded in New York; August, 1959.

Japanese repress from 1976. Victor Musical Industries, P. 76 at bottom of sleeve.

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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