Griff & Lock
Appearance
Griff & Lock | ||||
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Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | November 4 & 10, 1960 | |||
Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Jazzland JLP-42 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology | ||||
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Johnny Griffin chronology | ||||
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Griff & Lock is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1960 and released on the Jazzland label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
DownBeat |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer described the album as "hearty, full-blowing jazz of the type now associated with this partnership of contrasting tenor styles".[3] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Last Train from Overbrook" (James Moody) - 6:50
- "Hey Lock!" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 7:54
- "Midnight at Minton's" (Babs Gonzales) - 5:23
- "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Jerry Valentine) - 4:19
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 6:33
- "Good Bait" (Tadd Dameron) - 7:39
Personnel
[edit]- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Junior Mance - piano
- Larry Gales - bass
- Ben Riley - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 11, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2012
- ^ a b Tynan, John (September 28, 1961). "Eddie David – Johnny Griffin: Griff and Lock". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 20. p. 28.