# Griff & Lock

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1961 studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet

Griff & Lock Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet Released 1961 Recorded November 4 & 10, 1960 Studio Plaza Sound Studios, New York City Genre Jazz Label Jazzland JLP-42 Producer Orrin Keepnews Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1961) The First Set (1961) Johnny Griffin chronology Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) The First Set (1961)

***Griff & Lock*** is an album by saxophonists [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis) and [Johnny Griffin](/source/Johnny_Griffin) recorded in 1960 and released on the [Jazzland](/source/Riverside_Records) label.[1]

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] DownBeat [3]

The contemporaneous *[DownBeat](/source/DownBeat)* reviewer described the album as "hearty, full-blowing jazz of the type now associated with this partnership of contrasting tenor styles".[3] The [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) review by [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow) stated: "Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans."[2]

## Track listing

1. "The Last Train from Overbrook" ([James Moody](/source/James_Moody_(saxophonist))) - 6:50

1. "Hey Lock!" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 7:54

1. "Midnight at Minton's" ([Babs Gonzales](/source/Babs_Gonzales)) - 5:23

1. "Second Balcony Jump" ([Billy Eckstine](/source/Billy_Eckstine), [Jerry Valentine](/source/Jerry_Valentine)) - 4:19

1. "[I'll Remember April](/source/I'll_Remember_April_(song))" ([Gene de Paul](/source/Gene_de_Paul), Patricia Johnston, [Don Raye](/source/Don_Raye)) - 6:33

1. "[Good Bait](/source/Good_Bait)" ([Tadd Dameron](/source/Tadd_Dameron)) - 7:39

## Personnel

- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone)

- [Junior Mance](/source/Junior_Mance) - [piano](/source/Piano)

- [Larry Gales](/source/Larry_Gales) - [bass](/source/Double_bass)

- [Ben Riley](/source/Ben_Riley) - [drums](/source/Drum_Kit)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Johnny Griffin discography](https://www.jazzdisco.org/johnny-griffin/catalog/#jazzland-jlp-42) accessed July 11, 2012

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AllMusic_2-1) Yanow, S. [Allmusic Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/griff-and-lock-mw0000263204) accessed July 11, 2012

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DB61_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DB61_3-1) Tynan, John (September 28, 1961). "Eddie David – Johnny Griffin: Griff and Lock". *[DownBeat](/source/DownBeat)*. Vol. 28, no. 20. p. 28.

v t e Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Studio albums Cookbook (1958) Jaws (1958) Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Smokin' (1958) Very Saxy (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Bacalao (1959) With Shirley Scott (1960) Misty (1960) Afro-Jaws (1960) Battle Stations (1960) Trane Whistle (1960) Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) The Midnight Show (1961) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) Tough Tenor Favorites (1962) Jawbreakers (1962) Goin' to the Meeting (1962) I Only Have Eyes for You (1962) Trackin' (1962) Lock, the Fox (1966) The Fox & the Hounds (1967) Love Calls (1968) Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970) Live albums The Battle of Birdland (1954) The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977) Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (1983)

v t e Johnny Griffin Studio albums Introducing Johnny Griffin (1957) A Blowin' Session (1957) The Congregation (1958) Johnny Griffin Sextet (1958) Johnny Griffin (1958) Way Out! (1958) The Little Giant (1959) The Big Soul-Band (1960) Battle Stations (1960) Johnny Griffin's Studio Jazz Party (1960) Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Change of Pace (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) White Gardenia (1961) The Kerry Dancers (1961) Tough Tenor Favorites (1962) Grab This! (1962) Soul Groove (1963) Do Nothing 'til You Hear from Me (1963) Night Lady (1964) Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970) Birds and Ballads (1978) Bush Dance (1979) Return of the Griffin (1979) To the Ladies (1982) Call It Whachawana (1983) Live albums The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) The Midnight Show (1961) Blues for Harvey (1973) NYC Underground (1981)

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