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| Studio album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | November 4 & 10, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Plaza Sound Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Jazzland JLP-42 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Griff & Lock is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1960 and released on the Jazzland label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer described the album as "hearty, full-blowing jazz of the type now associated with this partnership of contrasting tenor styles". [3] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans." [2]
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