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Blues Up & Down

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Blues Up & Down
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedJune 5 and August 17, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelJazzland
JLP-60
ProducerOrrin 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
SourceRating
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

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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[1]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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