Blues Up & Down

Blues Up & Down is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.[2]

Blues Up & Down
Studio album by
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet
Released1961
RecordedJune 5 and August 17, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
JLP-60
ProducerOrrin Keepnews and Ray Fowler
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Lookin' at Monk!
(1961)		 Blues Up & Down
(1961)		 Tough Tenor Favorites
(1962)
Johnny Griffin chronology
Change of Pace
(1961)		 Blues Up & Down
(1961)		 White Gardenia
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin except as indicated

  1. "Camp Meeting" - 5:26
  2. "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 5:03
  3. "Nice and Easy" - 7:25
  4. "Oh, Gee" (Matthew Gee) - 3:51
  5. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 6:56
  6. "Leapin' On Lenox" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:35
  7. "Layin' On Mellow" (Griffin, Davis) - 4:48

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2012
  2. Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 12, 2012


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