Jazz Articles about Francine Griffin

Francine Griffin: The Song Bird

by Derek Taylor
January 1, 2000

Jazz singing like other modes of jazz expression can be an acquired taste. Everyone has a voice, but finding a voice in song can be a lifelong challenge. If the music on this disc is any indication, Ms. Griffin found her a long while ago and has been plying a soulfully swinging croon ever since. Her latest release on Delmark continues her winning streak and delivers another high watermark in a tenacious career that has spanned over five decades. Over ...

Francine Griffin: The Song

by Derek Taylor
January 1, 2000

Francine Griffin: The Song Bird

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 1999

Delmark Records waited 45 years to release its first vocal Jazz album. The singer who persuaded them to do so is Francine Griffin, a senior citizen from Cincinnati who proves on Song Bird that Delmark’s decision has considerable merit. She’s a seasoned stylist in the manner of a Shirley Horn, Betty Carter or Alberta Hunter, bending a note or phrase here, altering a tempo there, singing ahead of, behind or on the beat, scatting when appropriate and generally having her ...