Battle Stations (album)

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Battle Stations
Battle Stations (album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 2, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7282
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Afro-Jaws
(1960)
Battle Stations
(1960)
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(1960)
Johnny Griffin chronology
The Big Soul-Band
(1960)
Battle Stations
(1960)
Johnny Griffin’s Studio Jazz Party
(1960)

Battle Stations is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin recorded in 1960 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat3.5/5 stars[2]
AllMusic3/5 stars[3]

Reception[]

The AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Battle Stations is an album that fans of heated two-tenor exchanges shouldn't overlook."[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "What's Happening" (Fletcher Henderson) – 6:51
  2. "Abundance" (Norman Simmons) – 6:54
  3. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 6:45
  4. "63rd Street Theme" (Johnny Griffin) – 7:12
  5. "Pull My Coat" (Richard Evans) – 6:40
  6. "Hey Jim!" (Babs Gonzales, James Moody) – 8:00

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Johnny Griffin discography accessed July 10, 2012
  2. ^ DownBeat:December 5, 1963 Vol. 30, No.31
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2012
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