# Tough Tenors

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1960 studio album by The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet

Tough Tenors Studio album by The Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet Released 1960 Recorded November 4 & 10, 1960 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City Genre Jazz Label Jazzland JLP-31 Producer Orrin Keepnews Johnny Griffin chronology Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology Trane Whistle (1960) Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960)

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

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2]

[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) awarded the album 4 stars stating: "*Tough Tenors* is one of the many amazing jazz recordings from 1960, and will please saxophone fans, Davis/Griffin fans, and anyone who enjoys classic hard bop."[2]

## Track listing

1. "Tickle Toe" ([Lester Young](/source/Lester_Young)) - 5:30

1. "Save Your Love for Me" ([Buddy Johnson](/source/Buddy_Johnson)) - 7:09

1. "Twins" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin) - 6:35

1. "Funky Fluke" ([Bennie Green](/source/Bennie_Green)) - 9:16

1. "[Imagination](/source/Imagination_(1940_song))" ([Johnny Burke](/source/Johnny_Burke_(lyricist)), [Jimmy Van Heusen](/source/Jimmy_Van_Heusen)) - 4:29

1. "Soft Winds" ([Benny Goodman](/source/Benny_Goodman), [Fletcher Henderson](/source/Fletcher_Henderson)) - 7:17

## Personnel

- [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis) - tenor saxophone, except track 5, [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/#jazzland-jlp-31) accessed July 11, 2012

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_2-1) Lankford, Jr., R. D. [Allmusic Review](http://www.allmusic.com/album/tough-tenors-mw0000325255) accessed July 11, 2012

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)

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)

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