Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again

Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again
Studio album by
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet
Released1970
RecordedApril 24, 1970
Cornet Studios, Cologne, West Germany
GenreJazz
LabelMPS
MPS-15283
ProducerGigi Campi
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Love Calls
(1968) 		Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again
(1970) 		The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson
(1975)
Johnny Griffin chronology
Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz
(1968) 		Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again
(1970) 		Blues for Harvey
(1973)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All compositions by Edie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

  1. "Again 'n' Again" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin) - 3:29
  2. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 10:06
  3. "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 4:20
  4. "Jim Dawg" - 8:15
  5. "When We Were One" (Griffin) - 7:47
  6. "Gigi" - 5:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 17, 2012
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed July 17, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.