Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again

Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again
Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet
Released	1970
Recorded	April 24, 1970 Cornet Studios, Cologne, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Label	MPS MPS-15283
Producer	Gigi 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
• Francy Boland - piano
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums

References