Johnny Griffin /Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Ow! Live At The Penthouse

Ow! Johnny Griffin-Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis tenor sax duel!

Limited edition 180-gram double LP never-before-released!

Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Remastered audio transferred directly from the original Ampex 350 10-inch tapes at 71/2 ips

Includes booklet with rare photos, essays by journalist Ted Panken, and others

The supercharged tenor saxophone duo of Johnny Griffin and Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis can be heard in full flight on Reel to Real Recordings' previously unreleased live set Ow!, which bows as an exclusive, limited edition Record Store Day Black Friday LP release.

The vinyl version title — which features stellar, previously unreleased performances captured at the Seattle club the Penthouse in May-June 1962 — will be available on 180-gram 2LP mastered by Bernie Grundman.

Reel to Real — a partnership between Vancouver-based jazz impresario and saxophonist Cory Weeds and Resonance Records co-president and noted 'Jazz Detective' Zev Feldman — was launched on Record Store Day 2018 with a pair of releases that included Swingin' in Seattle, live sessions by Cannonball Adderley's quintet recorded at the Penthouse in 1966-67. Resonance has previously plumbed the Penthouse's deep archives for its albums by Wes Montgomery (Smokin' in Seattle) and the Three Sounds featuring Gene Harris (Groovin' Hard).

In his notes included in the 28-page booklet that accompanies the package, Weeds recalls, "Upon hearing the Johnny Griffin-Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis tapes, I got that excited feeling in my stomach again, called Zev, and said, 'We have to put this music out, whatever it takes."

Feldman adds, "These recordings are a gift that keeps on giving so much elation and positive vibes, which were captured with this music. It will now live on forever thanks to producer/radio legend Jim Wilke; engineer Fred Stimson, who recorded these broadcasts that were transferred from the original analog tapes; and Charlie Puzzo, Jr., son of the Penthouse's proprietor."

 

Side A

1. Intermission Riff with Introduction By Jim Wilke

2. Blues Up And Down

3. Ow!

Side B

1. Bahia

2. Blue Lou

Side C

1. Second Balcony Jump

2. How Am I To Know'

Side D

1. Sophisticated Lady

2. Tickle Toe

3. Intermission Riff with Outro By Jim Wilke

Customer Reviews (4.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Ow! posted on 12/04/2019 4 Stars Reviewer: Anthony I grew up in Seattle but was in high school during the heyday of the Penthouse so I never got the opportunity to experience that great jazz club and it's live music. So I thank the producers of this release for giving me the chance to hear and feel what the Penthouse was all about. The LP is in mono with the musicians centered in the soundfield. It is easy to distinguish between Griffin and Davis, both by styles and position even though they are side by side. The vinyl is flat and perfectly quiet, but the edges are unfinished and sharp. Be careful! The club's ambiance and it's polite audience are very evident. For the price, the record cover is very flimsy and the inner jackets of the cheap plastic variety. However the enclosed booklet (The ad says 28 pages, mine is 7. Maybe the CD's has 28?) is full of useful archival information, interviews, and outstanding photographs. This is great music and a great performance and gives a taste of the Seattle jazz scene in the '60's

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