Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin, two tenor stars of the '50's and '60's teamed up for several recording sessions that offer a great contrast in tenor saxophone styles, and more importantly, lots of hard swinging blowing sessions. Lockjaw's career predates the '50's; he can be found partnering with bop luminary Fats Navarro on a date for Savoy Records in the late '40's. His style could be called a mixture of the older style of swing tenor, like Ben Webster, with lots of elements of the next style, BeBop. An unusual techn… read more
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin, two tenor stars of the '50's and '60's teamed up for several recording sessions that offer a great contrast in tenor saxophone styles, and more importantly, lots of hard swinging blowing sessions. Lockjaw's career pr… read more
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin, two tenor stars of the '50's and '60's teamed up for several recording sessions that offer a great contrast in tenor saxophone styles, and more importantly, lots of hard swinging blowing sessions. Lockjaw's career predates the '50's; he can be found partnering with bop luminary… read more