New Vinyl Record - BFRSD19 - Griffin / Davis - Ow! Live At The Penthouse

Format: 2 x LP
Label: Reel To Real
Quantity: 750
Release type: 'RSD First' Release

Official release of the previously unissued live recordings of the Johnny Griffin-Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Quintet, featuring Horace Parlan, Buddy Catlett and Art Taylor, from 1962. Released in partnership with the estates of Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. Deluxe limited-edition 180 gm LP, mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering. Remastered audio transferred directly from the original 350 10” tapes at 7 ½ IPS. Includes extensive booklet with rare photos; essays by journalist Ted Panken, pianist Michael Weiss, co-producer Zev Feldman and Corry Weeds, plus interviews with drum icon Kenny Washington, saxophone colossus James Carter and more!

SIDE ONE:
1. “Intermission Riff - Introduction by Jim Wilke” 2. “Blues Up and Down” 3. “Ow!”

SIDE TWO:
4. “Bahia” 5. Blue Lou” 6. “Intermission Riff - Outro by Jim Wilke”

SIDE THREE:
7. “Intermission Riff - Introduction by Jim Wilke” 8. “Second Balcony Jump” 9. “How Am I To Know?”

SIDE FOUR: 10. “Sophisticated Lady” 11. “Tickle Toe” 12. “Intermission Riff - Outro by Jim Wilke”

Tracks 1 - 6 recorded May 30, 1962
Tracks 7 – 12 recorded June 6, 1962
Recorded live at The Penthouse in Seattle, Washington