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Battle Stations (album)

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Released
  
1960

Battle Stations(1960)
  
Trane Whistle(1960)

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
September 2, 1960

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Compulsion

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Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Battle Stations(1960)
  
Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party(1960)

Artists
  
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, His Tenor Sax and Rhythm

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

Contents

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."

Track listing

  1. "What's Happening" (Fletcher Henderson) – 6:51
  2. "Abundance" (Norman Simmons) – 6:54
  3. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 6:45
  4. "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:12
  5. "Pull My Coat" (Richard Evans) – 6:40
  6. "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

    • Songs

    1Hat's Happening6:49
    2Abundance6:52
    3If I Had You6:44

    References

    Battle Stations (album) Wikipedia
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