# The Tenor Scene > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Tenor_Scene > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Tenor_Scene.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenor_Scene > Source revision: 1292312545 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1961 live album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet The Tenor Scene Live album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet Released 1961 Recorded January 6, 1961 Minton's Playhouse, New York City Genre Jazz Label Prestige PRLP 7191 Producer Esmond Edwards Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) Johnny Griffin chronology The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) ***The Tenor Scene*** (also released as ***The Breakfast Show***) is a [live album](/source/Live_album) by saxophonists [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis) and [Johnny Griffin](/source/Johnny_Griffin) recorded at [Minton's Playhouse](/source/Minton's_Playhouse) in 1961 and released on the [Prestige](/source/Prestige_Records) label.[1] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4] [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) awarded the album 3 stars with the review by [Scott Yanow](/source/Scott_Yanow) stating: "The straight-ahead music contains plenty of sparks; this was a classic group."[2] ## Track listing 1. "Light and Lovely" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, [George Duvivier](/source/George_Duvivier)) - 11:33 1. "[Straight, No Chaser](/source/Straight%2C_No_Chaser_(composition))" ([Thelonious Monk](/source/Thelonious_Monk)) - 10:03 1. "[Woody 'n' You](/source/Woody_'n'_You)" ([Dizzy Gillespie](/source/Dizzy_Gillespie)) - 7:20 1. "Bingo Domingo" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:33 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)) - 9:29 ## Personnel - [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis) - [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone) - [Johnny Griffin](/source/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](http://www.jazzdisco.org/johnny-griffin/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7191) accessed July 11, 2012 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-1) Yanow, S. [Allmusic Review](http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-tenor-scene-mw0000030094) accessed March 06, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-RSJRG_3-0)** Swenson, J., ed. (1985). *The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide*. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 89. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-394-72643-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-394-72643-X). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Penguin_4-0)** [Cook, Richard](/source/Richard_Cook_(journalist)); [Morton, Brian](/source/Brian_Morton_(Scottish_writer)) (2008). *[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)* (9th ed.). [Penguin](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 338. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-141-03401-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-141-03401-0). 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) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Tenor Scene](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenor_Scene) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tenor_Scene?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.