The Tenor Scene

The Tenor Scene
The Tenor Scene
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
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Johnny Griffin chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

AllMusic 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

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.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 11, 2012

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 06, 2016

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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