Tough Tenors

1960 studio album by The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet

Tough Tenors

Studio album by

The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet

Released| 1960
Recorded| November 4 & 10, 1960
Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Genre| Jazz
Label| Jazzland
JLP-31
Producer| Orrin Keepnews
Johnny Griffin chronology
| Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party | Tough Tenors
(1960)  | Griff & Lock
(1960)

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
| Trane Whistle
(1960)  | Tough Tenors
(1960)  | Griff & Lock
(1960)

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Tough Tenors is an album by saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded in 1960 and released on the Jazzland label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating: "Tough Tenors is one of the many amazing jazz recordings from 1960, and will please saxophone fans, Davis/Griffin fans, and anyone who enjoys classic hard bop."[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) - 5:30
2. "Save Your Love for Me" (Buddy Johnson) - 7:09
3. "Twins" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin) - 6:35
4. "Funky Fluke" (Bennie Green) - 9:16
5. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:29
6. "Soft Winds" (Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson) - 7:17

## Personnel

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* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis \- tenor saxophone, except track 5, Johnny Griffin \- tenor saxophone
* Junior Mance \- piano
* Larry Gales \- bass
* Ben Riley \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 11, 2012
2. ^ a b Lankford, Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2012

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Johnny Griffin

Studio albums|

* Introducing Johnny Griffin (1957)
* A Blowin' Session (1957)
* The Congregation (1958)
* Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958)
* Johnny Griffin (1958)
* Way Out! (1958)
* The Little Giant (1959)
* The Big Soul-Band (1960)
* Battle Stations (1960)
* Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party (1960)
* Tough Tenors (1960)
* Griff & Lock (1960)
* Lookin' at Monk! (1961)
* Change of Pace (1961)
* Blues Up & Down (1961)
* White Gardenia (1961)
* The Kerry Dancers (1961)
* Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
* Grab This! (1962)
* Soul Groove (1963)
* Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me (1963)
* Night Lady (1964)
* Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)
* Birds and Ballads (1978)
* Bush Dance (1979)
* Return of the Griffin (1979)
* To the Ladies (1982)
* Call It Whachawana (1983)

Live albums|

* The First Set (1961)
* The Tenor Scene (1961)
* The Late Show (1961)
* The Midnight Show (1961)
* Blues for Harvey (1973)
* NYC Underground (1981)

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Studio albums|

* Cookbook (1958)
* Jaws (1958)
* Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958)
* Cookbook Volume 3 (1958)
* Smokin' (1958)
* Very Saxy (1959)
* Jaws in Orbit (1959)
* Bacalao (1959)
* With Shirley Scott (1960)
* Misty (1960)
* Afro-Jaws (1960)
* Battle Stations (1960)
* Trane Whistle (1960)
* Tough Tenors (1960)
* Griff & Lock (1960)
* The Midnight Show (1961)
* Lookin' at Monk! (1961)
* Blues Up & Down (1961)
* Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
* Jawbreakers (1962)
* Goin' to the Meeting (1962)
* I Only Have Eyes for You (1962)
* Trackin' (1962)
* Lock, the Fox (1966)
* The Fox & the Hounds (1967)
* Love Calls (1968)
* Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)

Live albums|

* The Battle of Birdland (1954)
* The First Set (1961)
* The Tenor Scene (1961)
* The Late Show (1961)
* The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
* Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (1983)

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