Blues Up & Down

Blues Up & Down
Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	June 5 and August 17, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Jazzland JLP-60
Producer	Orrin Keepnews and Ray Fowler
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
Johnny Griffin chronology
Change of Pace (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) White Gardenia (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Blues Up & Down is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.^[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin, except as indicated.

1. "Camp Meeting" - 5:26
2. "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 5:03
3. "Nice and Easy" - 7:25
4. "Oh, Gee" (Matthew Gee) - 3:51
5. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 6:56
6. "Leapin' On Lenox" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:35
7. "Layin' On Mellow" (Griffin, Davis) - 4:48

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
• Lloyd Mayers - piano
• Larry Gales - bass
• Ben Riley - drums

References

1. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2012
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 12, 2012