Blues Up & Down
1961 studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet
Blues Up & Down | ||||
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Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | June 5 and August 17, 1961 New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Jazzland JLP-60 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews and Ray Fowler | |||
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology | ||||
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Johnny Griffin chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Blues Up & Down is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.[3]
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated.
- "Camp Meeting" - 5:26
- "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 5:03
- "Nice and Easy" - 7:25
- "Oh, Gee" (Matthew Gee) - 3:51
- "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 6:56
- "Leapin' On Lenox" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:35
- "Layin' On Mellow" (Griffin, Davis) - 4:48
Personnel
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Lloyd Mayers - piano
- Larry Gales - bass
- Ben Riley - drums
References
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 12, 2012
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