EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS/JOHNNY GRIFFIN QUINTET 'THE TENOR SCENE' AP/LE/NE/SO, NEW!

Description: EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS/JOHNNY GRIFFIN QUINTET "THE TENOR SCENE" LIVE AT MINTON'S PLAYHOUSE 2015 ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS, THE PRESTIGE MONO SERIES (25 TITLES), RECORDED 1961 BEFORE A 'LIVE AUDIENCE', RUDY VAN GELDER RECORDED THE EVENING, 1ST 250 COPIES ARE NUMBERED--THIS IS #66, 180G VIRGIN VINYL, MASTERED BY KEVIN GRAY AT COHEARENT AUDIO, CUT FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES, PLATED BY GARY SALSTROM, PRESSED AT QUALITY RECORD PRESSINGS AND FEATURES DELUXE HIGH-GLOSS COVER. SERIES SOLD-OUT. "DURING THE TWO-YEAR RUN OF THEIR TOUGH TENORS QUINTET, EDDIE 'LOCKJAW' DAVIS (A PRESTIGE ARTIST) AND JOHNNY GRIFFIN (UNDER CONTRACT TO RIVERSIDE/JAZZLAND) SATISFIED THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS BY RECORDING FIVE ALBUMS FOR EACH LABEL. 1961'S "TENOR SCENE" WAS THE PAIR'S FIRST FOR PRESTIGE, AND THE FIRST OF A FOUR-ALBUM SERIES TAPED OVER THE COURSE OF AN EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE EVENING AT THE LEGENDARY MINTON'S PLAYHOUSE IN HARLEM." "THE CLASSIC DATE, ALSO KNOWN AS "THE BREAKFAST SHOW" IN AN EARLIER REISSUE, OFFERS THE RHYTHM SECTION OF BEN RILEY (DRUMS), LARRY GALE (BASS) AND JUNIOR MANCE (PIANO) AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE ON CUTS LIKE "WOODY 'N YOU", "BINGO DOMINGO" AND LIGHT AND LOVELY". HOWEVER, IT'S THE LEADERS WHO TRULY SHINE HERE, COMPLIMENTING ONE ANOTHER'S MUSICAL INTENSITY TO GREAT EFFECT, PARTICULARLY ON THELONIOUS MONK'S "STRAIGHT, NO CHASER" WHERE THE SET REACHES ITS ABSOLUTE BOILING POINT!"

Price: 70 USD

Location: Garden City, Idaho

End Time: 2024-12-23T21:13:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD