It's always a remarkable story for a musician to be on the shelf, unrecorded for decades, before the world at large acknowledges them.
Griffin, a resident of Cleveland and Cincinatti before coming to Chicago, was "discovered" by Delmark's
Bob Koester, and the result is this excellent CD.
Griffin's vocal style reflects the greats like
Carmen McRae or
Shirley Horn in her subtle bluesiness and bop influenced chance taking. Not surprising that she's sung with greats like Diz, Bird, 'Trane,
Horace Silver, Miles, Dolphy and many others. What is shocking is that it's taken so long for her to get to this point of documentation, for she is truly an exceptional singer in all regards.