Jazz
Possessor of a cutting and immediately identifiable tough tenor tone, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis could hold his own in a saxophone battle with anyone. Early on, he picked up experience playing with the bands of Cootie Williams (1942-1944), Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1945-1946), and Louis Armstrong. He began heading his own groups from 1946 and Davis' earliest recordings as a leader tended to be explosive R&B affairs with plenty of screaming from his horn; he matched wits successfully with Fats Navarro on one session. Davis was with Count Basie's Orchestra on several occasional (including 1952-1953, 1957, and 1964-1973) and teamed up with Shirley Scott's trio during 1955-1960. During 1960-1962, he collaborated in some exciting performances and recordings with Johnny Griffin, a fellow tenor who was just as combative as Davis. After temporarily retiring to become a booking agent (1963-1964), Davis rejoined Basie. In his later years, Lockjaw often recorded with Harry "Sweets" Edison and he remained a busy soloist up until his death. Through the decades, he recorded as a leader for many labels, including Savoy, Apollo, Roost, King, Roulette, Prestige/Jazzland/Moodsville, RCA, Storyville, MPS, Black & Blue, Spotlite, SteepleChase, Pablo, Muse, and Enja.
By Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.
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Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis- Tenor Sax
Wild Bill Davis- Organ
Billy Butler- Guitar
Oliver Jackson- Drums
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01. Don't Worry About Me (R. Bloom,T. Koelher) 5:35
02. The Man I Love (G. and I. Gershwin) 5:15
03. Light And Lovely (Eddie Davis) 8:43
04. Stompin' At The Savoy (E. Sampson, C. Webb, B. Goodman A. Razaf) 4:27
05. When Sunny Gets Blue (M. Fisher, J. Segal) 4:07
06. Blue And Sentimental {C. Basie, J. Livingston, M. David) 3:23
07. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (L Young) 6:07
08. When Your Lover Has Gone (E.A. Swan) 5:30
09. Pennies From Heaven (A. Johnston, J. Burke) 6:58
10. After You've Gone (J.T. Layton, H. Creamer) 6:02
11. Candy (A. Kramer, J. Whitney, M. David) 7:20
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