The Tenor Scene
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| Live album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | January 6, 1961 Minton's Playhouse, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7191 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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The Tenor Scene (also released as The Breakfast Show) is a live album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded at Minton's Playhouse in 1961 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "The straight-ahead music contains plenty of sparks; this was a classic group."[2]
Track listing
- "Light and Lovely" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, George Duvivier) - 11:33
- "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 10:03
- "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 7:20
- "Bingo Domingo" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:33
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 9:29
Personnel
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Junior Mance - piano
- Larry Gales - bass
- Ben Riley - drums
References
- ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 11, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 06, 2016
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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