JohnS Posted March 17, 2003 Report Posted March 17, 2003 I'll add a vote for Griffin and Lockjaw as well as Ammons and Stitt. Quote
king ubu Posted March 17, 2003 Report Posted March 17, 2003 one more for Lovano and Redman on "Tenor Legacy". I like that one a lot. ubu Quote
desertblues Posted March 17, 2003 Report Posted March 17, 2003 DEFINITELY get Blowin' Session!!!! Another good one from the last year is Keep That Groove Going! by Plas Johnson & Red Holloway. These guys prove that age ain't nothin' but a number as they blow the roof off the joint! Re: Keep That Groove Goin' ABSOLUTELY AGREE! Quote
Big Al Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Add another vote for Ben Webster and Associates. In addition to Ben, Bean, & Budd, Jo Jones is on hand to show what he learned backing Prez & Herschel all those years! Quote
Bataki Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 It's not exactly a battle, but I really enjoy Frank Foster and Frank Wess together on the album "Frankly Speaking", Concord 1984, with Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid and Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 Records be damned, too. In 1957-8, at a Joe Segal-run regular (for a while) Monday night session at the Gate of Horn in Chicago, I heard a band of Ira Sullivan, Griffin, Jodie Christian, Victor Sproles, and Wilbur Campbell play "Night in Tunisia," with Ira on trumpet. Then, after he, Griffin and Jodie played, Ira switched to tenor and he and Griffin went at it. Quote
Peter A Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 Mercury recorded a great battle of Red Prysock and Sil Austin in the end of the fifties: "Battle Royal -- For The Tenor Sax Championship Of The World". Incredibly exciting music, and Kenny Burrell is pretty hot too on this date! Quote
Victor Christensen Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 It was never recorded (what a shame). I've several tenor "Battles" in my collection, but I once was there (At Jazz Hus Montmartre In Copenhagen), where I listen to a three Tenorbattle with Dexter Gordon, Don Byas, Paul Gonsalves, I wish everybody could have been there, that was truly awesome. They were kicking A.. at each other. I shall never forget it, it lasted until four in the morning. Vic Quote
paul secor Posted March 29, 2003 Report Posted March 29, 2003 In an r&b vein, King Curtis: Night Train (Prestige PRCD-24153) includes It's Party Time with King Curtis, most of which is tenor duets with Sam "The Man" Taylor. A lot of it is too searching for a rock n roll/r & b hit oriented for my taste, but it has its moments when I'm in the right mood. Good to see Lawrence Kart here! Quote
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