MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 200gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor sax
Johnny Griffin - tenor sax
Junior Mance - piano
Larry Gales - bass
Ben Riley - drums
light and lovely - 11:33
straight, no chaser - 10:03
woody 'n you - 7:20
bingo domingo - 4:33
i'll remember april - 9:29
During the two-year existence of their "Tough Tenors" quintet, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (a Prestige artist) and Johnny Griffin (under contract to Riverside/Jazzland) satisfied their contractual obligations by recording five albums for each company
This was the pair’s first for Prestige, and the first of a four-album series taped over the course of an extremely productive evening at the legendary Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem
The album, also known as "The Breakfast Show" in an earlier reissue, gives the rhythm section several opportunities to shine, with Ben Riley’s drums dominant on "Woody’n You", "Bingo Domingo" featuring Larry Gale’s bass, and Junior Mance’s piano solo almost stealing the show on "Light And Lovely"
It is the leaders, though, who consistently deliver with their complimentary brand of intensity, which is heard at the boil throughout and reaches a particular peak when they exchange ideas on "Straight, No Chaser"
RECORDING LIVE, January 6 1961 at Minton's Playhouse New York City
ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder
LABEL Prestige
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray
RE RELEASED 2016
AVERAGE RATING 4 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Quality Record Pressings
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Hard Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
