Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again
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| Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | April 24, 1970 Cornet Studios, Cologne, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | MPS MPS-15283 | |||
| Producer | Gigi Campi | |||
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Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in West Germany in 1970 and released on the MPS label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating, "There is no less fire in this reunion, and Boland's arrangements bring out the best in both tenor saxophonists"[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Edie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated
- "Again 'n' Again" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin) - 3:29
- "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 10:06
- "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 4:20
- "Jim Dawg" - 8:15
- "When We Were One" (Griffin) - 7:47
- "Gigi" - 5:58
Personnel
[edit]- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Francy Boland - piano
- Jimmy Woode - bass
- Kenny Clarke - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 17, 2012
- ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed July 17, 2012
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.