Eddie Davis - Blues Up and Down

LAme 3.96 mp3, vbr 320, 88 mb total Review by Alex Henderson Like hip-hoppers, bebop musicians can be incredibly competitive. When rappers get together in a club and engage in microphone battles, it becomes a form of musical sportsmanship -- and the same can be said about bop competitions. In the 1940s and 1950s, bop was famous for its saxophone battles. Dexter Gordon versus Wardell Gray, Sonny Stitt versus Gene Ammons, Phil Woods versus Gene Quill, Zoot Sims versus Al Cohn -- those were only some of the friendly tenor or alto battles that took place back then. The term "saxophone battle" was also used to describe the relationship of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin, who co-led a two-tenor quintet from 1960-1962. But the big-toned saxmen didn't see their relationship as a battle or a cutting contest; they liked to think of it as an exchange of ideas. However you describe their relationship, they complement each other beautifully on Blues Up and Down. Released in late 2000, this hard bop reissue combines two sessions on a single CD: 1960's Griff & Lock and 1961's Blues Up and Down. The hard boppers enjoy a strong rapport throughout the disc, which contains Davis and Griffin originals as well as spirited, hot-blooded versions of Tadd Dameron's "Good Bait," James Moody's "Last Train From Overbrook," and Richard Carpenter's "Walkin'." Employing Junior Mance or Lloyd Mayers on piano, Larry Gales on bass, and Ben Riley on drums, Davis and Griffin don't perform any ballads -- instead, they keep things exuberant on this excellent reissue. Tracks 1 Camp Meeting Griffin 5:27 Composed by: Griffin Performed by: Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" And The... 2 Blues up and Down Ammons, Stitt 5:08 Composed by: Ammons, Stitt Performed by: Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" And The... 3 Nice and Easy Griffin 7:32 Composed by: Griffin Performed by: Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" And The... 4 Oh, Gee Gee 3:55 Composed by: Gee Performed by: Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" And The... 5 Walkin' Carpenter 6:58 Composed by: Carpenter Performed by: Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" And The... 6 Leapin' on Lenox Davis 4:40 Composed by: Davis Performed by: Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw" And The... 7 Layin' on Mellow Davis, Griffin 4:5

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chriskaboom (2007-06-21)

No body has seeded this file for over two monhs, easy. I wish I could surpass 96.3% to reach 100% and then listen to this wonderful jazz music, and then seed it myself, as it should be shared.

eckhart (2007-11-22)

Something wrong with this. The most I can get is 96.3 % also. Please, please upload again.
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