| The Tenor Scene | ||||
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| Live album by The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | January 6, 1961 Minton's Playhouse, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7191 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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The Tenor Scene (also released as The Breakfast Show) is a live album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded at Minton's Playhouse in 1961 and released on the Prestige label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating: "The straight-ahead music contains plenty of sparks; this was a classic group." [2]
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