Tough Tenor Favorites is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1962 and released on the Jazzland label.Johnny Griffin discography accessed October 25, 2012
Reception The AllMusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, the two "tough tenors" in question, always made for an exciting team... The main winner in these fiery tenor "battles" is the listener".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2012
Track listing "Bahia" (Ary Barroso) "Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) "How Am I to Know?" (Jack King) "Ow!" (Dizzy Gillespie) "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter)
Personnel Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone Horace Parlan - piano Buddy Catlett - bass Ben Riley - drums
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