Battle Stations (album)

Battle Stations

Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin

Released

1960

Recorded

September 2, 1960
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Prestige
PRLP 7282

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology

Afro-Jaws
(1960)

Battle Stations
(1960)

Trane Whistle
(1960)

Johnny Griffin chronology

The Big Soul-Band
(1960)

Battle Stations
(1960)

Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party
(1960)

Battle Stations is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1960 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	^[2]
Allmusic	^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Alex Henderson stating, "Battle Stations is an album that fans of heated two-tenor exchanges shouldn't overlook."^[3]

Track listing

"What's Happening" (Fletcher Henderson) - 6:51
"Abundance" (Norman Simmons) - 6:54
"If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) - 6:45
"63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) - 7:12
"Pull My Coat" (Richard Evans) - 6:40
"Hey Jim!" (Babs Gonzales, James Moody) - 8:00

Personnel

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
Norman Simmons - piano
Victor Sproles - bass
Ben Riley - drums

References

↑ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 10, 2012
↑ Down Beat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
1 2 Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2012

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Studio albums	The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958) Jaws (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Smokin' (1958) Very Saxy (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Bacalao (1959) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 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)

Johnny Griffin

Studio albums	Introducing Johnny Griffin (1956) A Blowin' Session (1957) The Congregation (1957) Johnny Griffin (1958) Johnny Griffin Sextet (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)

Live albums	The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) The Midnight Show (1961) Blues for Harvey (1973)

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