Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott - Smokin' (1958) [re-rip]

Tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded enough material over these two sessions to fill up four records. The seven selections included on this album were recorded during the same period as Davis's better-known Cookbook albums. The album includes: Jerome Richardson swapping between baritone, flute and tenor on three of the tunes; bassist George Duvivier; drummer Arthur Edgehill and of course the 'Queen of the Organ' Shirley Scott. As a group the players swing hard covering some solid originals by both Eddie and Shirley, some blues and an occasional ballad. It is not hard to see why this Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis band was very popular in its time being such a powerful and accessible band even today's mixed jazz world. A definite classic of this genre. ~ Extract by Scott Yanow, AMG. 

Prestige Records, PRST 7301, 1963
Recorded on 12th September (#A3,B1,B3,B4)
& 5th December, 1958 (#A1,A2,B2) Hackensack, New Jersey 

Musicians:
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone
Jerome Richardson - Baritone Sax (#A1), Flute (#A2), Tenor Sax (#B2)
Shirley Scott - Organ
George Duvivier - Bass
Arthur Edgehill - Drums 

Tracks:
A1. High Fly {Randy Weston} (6:14)
A2. Smoke This {Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shirley Scott} (6:05)
A3. Pennies From Heaven {Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston} (5:14)
B1. Pots And Pans {Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shirley Scott} (3:27)
B2. Jaws {Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shirley Scott} (5:28)
B3. It's A Blue World {George Forrest, Robert C. Wright} (5:01)
B4. Blue Lou {Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson} (3:39) 

Total Time: 35:08 

Credits:
Supervision - Esmond Edwards
Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder
Cover Design, Photo - Don Schlitten
Liner Notes - John D. Monroe (November 1963)

If you enjoy this great LP don’t forget to check the previous post:
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott - Misty (1963)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott - Moodsville Volume 4 (1960) [vinyl>flac]

Among the finest Moodsville recordings, and there were quite a few, were the ones by tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. During the late '50s and early '60s, the tough tenor was a hard-charging exclamation point whether backed by a trio, a soul-gospel organ or Count Basie's band. But on ballads - really slow ones - Davis had room to snort, shove notes around and proudly exhibit his huge, bossy sound on the reed instrument. In January 1960, Davis recorded on the Moodsville label with Shirley Scott. Known primarily for her work on the Hammond organ, Scott here plays piano, which gives you a chance to hear her in a different space. The pair was supported exquisitely by bassist George Duvivier and drummer Arthur Edgehill. Each of the 8 songs featured virtually the exact same seductive walking tempo, and all the songs were standards that suited Davis perfectly. Great players like Davis and Scott could leave a cloud of dust when playing up-tempo. But they also could break your heart on the crawlers. This is a fine example of that side of their personalities, particularly the clarity of their improvisation and Davis' gruff touches. I'm not sure why Prestige hasn't reissued all of these Moodsville albums in a set, but such is life. You'll find seven of the tracks on Moodsville, Vol. 4 on Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott: The Complete Cookbook Sessions. While it's not as "complete" as the title would lead you to believe, since not all the Moodsville, Vol 4 tracks are here, but the sound is absolutely fantastic. ~ Extract by Marc Myers, JazzWax.

Moodsville Records, MVLP 4, 1960

Recorded 31^st January, 1960 At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Musicians:

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone

Shirley Scott - Piano

George Duvivier - Bass

Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Serenade In Blue {Harry Warren, Mack Gordon} (4:07)

A2. It Could Happen To You {Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke} (5:32)

A3. What's New {Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke} (3:49)

A4. I Cover The Waterfront {Edward Heyman, Johnny Green} (5:28)

B1. The Man I Love {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (4:14)

B2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes {Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach} (4:24)

B3. The Very Thought Of You {Ray Noble} (6:15)

B4. Man With A Horn {Eddie de Lange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake} (4:23)

Total Time: 38:12

Credits:

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Liner Notes - Ron Eyre

For further insight into Shirley Scott see: Interview with Marian McPartland

MP3 Pro recording of this included in archive.

Shirley Scott - Great Scott! (1958) [vinyl>flac]

Scott's first album as a bandleader put her at the head of a trio, backed by the rhythm section of George Duvivier on bass and Arthur Edgehill on drums. While she'd already established herself as an organist of note in Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' band, Great Scott! was her first out-front contribution to popularizing the organ in a jazz format that also drew on parts of blues and soul music. She displays admirable command of the instrument's swoops and funky glows here, mixing up hard-charging up-tempo numbers, ballads, Latin-influenced tunes ("Brazil" and "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You"), and bluesy walking beats (as on her cover of Cole Porter's "All of You"). It's too bad that just one song is a Scott original, though, as that track, "The Scott," really bops along, with some of her most exuberant slides and forceful chording. ~ extract by Richie Unterberger, AMG.

Prestige Records, PRLP 7143, 1959

Recorded 23^rd May, 1958 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Musicians:

Shirley Scott - Organ [Hammond]

George Duvivier - Bass

Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Tracks:

A1. The Scott {Shirley Scott} (3:10)

A2. All Of You {Cole Porter} (3:23)

A3. Four {Miles Davis} (3:54)

A4. Goodbye {Gordon Jenkins} (5:01)

B1. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You {Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal} (4:41)

B2. Trees {Joyce Kilmer, Oscar Rasbach} (7:01)

B3. Cherokee {Ray Noble} (5:24)

B4. Brazil {Ary Barroso} (2:28)

Credits:

Producer - Bob Weinstock

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Liner Notes - Ira Gitler

Shirley Scott - Shirley's Sounds (1958,60) [re-rip]

There's a good reason why Scott's second album as a bandleader sounds very much like her first, Great Scott!, for both albums were cut at the same May 23, 1958, session. On Shirley's Sounds, Scott's again backed by the rhythm section of George Duvivier on bass (though George Tucker takes over the instrument for one number, "Bye Bye Blackbird") and Arthur Edgehill on drums. Like its predecessor, it's superior early organ jazz, full-sounding but streamlined owing to the trio format. Devoted entirely to outside compositions, the tracks capture both her virtuosic skill on the organ and her taste, squeezing the bluesiest inflections out of a standard like "Summertime." "(Back Home Again In) Indiana" is the cut that cooks the hardest, and blues colors are a big part of her interpretations of "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" and "I Can't See for Lookin'." ~ by Richie Unterberger, AMG.

Prestige Records, PRLP 7195, 1961
Recorded 23rd May (#A1-A3,B1-B3); 23rd October (#B4), 1958 and
8th April (#A4), 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Personnel:
Shirley Scott - Organ [Electric]
George Duvivier - Bass
George Tucker - Bass (#A4)
Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Track Listing:
A1. It Could Happen To You {Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen} (4:34)
A2. Summertime {George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward} (3:59)
A3. There Will Never Be Another You {Mack Gordon, Harry Warren} (3:22)
A4. Bye Bye Blackbird {Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson} (6:39)
B1. S'Posin' {Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker} (4:18)
B2. Baby Won't You Please Come Home {Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams} (4:03)
B3. [Back Home Again In] Indiana {Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley} (3:24)
B4. I Can't See For Lookin' {Dave Bartholomew} (4:12)

Credits:
Producer - Bob Weinstock
Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder
Liner Notes - Joe Goldberg

Shirley Scott - Like Cozy (1960) [re-rip]

Here we have a classic Moodsville LP showcasing an early Shirley Scott Trio and yes for all those listeners that aren’t so keen on the organ we get to hear Shirley [Side A] reveal her prowess on the piano with a salient performance of some well-known jazz standards. In many ways her sound appears almost more lyrical than her organ work [Side B]. In this regard we hear the sweet Hammond groove that was to become her forte, conveyed as always in a soulful and mellow manner. The overall mode of the album is a more laidback and intimate staging of Scott’s talents compared to some of her other work on Prestige. She is backed by her then renowned rhythm team George Duvivier on bass and Arthur Edgehill on drums - and titles include "My Heart Stood Still", "Once In Awhile", "Laura", "Like Cozy", "Little Girl Blue", and "More Than You Know".

Stylistically, Shirley Scott is an exponent of the jazz tradition established by Lester young, the great tenor saxophonist, and fulfilled by trumpeter Miles Davis. The French musicologist, Andre Hodeir, describes this quietly cooking, lyrical mode of jazz expression as "the Cool Tendency." As found in the best work of both the Pres and Miles, there is an economy of force in Miss Scott's playing, she does not dilute and diffuse the impact of her jazz message by using too many notes. Like Miles, she achieves a charming relaxation without sacrificing swing. She plays "pretty" without sounding sugar-coated or sentimental. Most importantly, Shirley is able to sustain a cozy, candle-lit mood fit for listening, dancing, or just plain relaxing with someone you like. ~ Extract from Liner Notes by Tom Wilson.

Moodsville Records, MV 19, 1960

Recorded 27^th September, 1960 at van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Personnel:

Shirley Scott - Piano (#A1-A4), Organ (#B1-B4)

George Duvivier - Bass

Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Tracks:

A1. You Do Something To Me {Cole Porter} (5:17)

A2. More Than You Know {Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans} (4:07)

A3. Once In A While {Michael Edwards, Bud Green} (4:33)

A4. Little Girl Blue {Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (5:00)

B1. Laura {David Raksin, Johnny Mercer} (5:00)

B2. Like Cozy {Shirley Scott} (4:10)

B3. My Heart Stood Still {Richard Rodgers} (3:48)

B4. 'Deed I Do {Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose} (4:13)

Credits:

Supervision - Esmond Edwards

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Liner Notes - Tom Wilson

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott - Misty (1963) [re-rip]

Here we have a classic outing of Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis alongside the Queen of the Organ Shirley Scott. Together with other well-known players, such as George Duvivier and Ray Barretto they set about to create quite wonderful experience for the listener. When Eddie was asked what the objective of his music was and its connection with this particular album, this is what he had to say:  "simplicity is my theme," and that is one comparative aspect of it. It isn't "head-dancing" music, but rather it is aimed at the most common sensibilities. But the music is also special. It belongs to, and is about Harlem. The experience that has provided its energy source has a special character because the situation of the Negro in America is unique and has no real parallel anywhere else.

In this album Davis' booming, sinewy tenor delineates seven good popular tunes; Misty, Uh! Oh!, Give Me A Goodnight Kiss, Moon On Manakoora, Just Friends, Speak Low and I Wished On The Moon, with affecting grace and the broad blues-charged power that is the ignition of his remarkable emotional thrust. ~ Excerpts from Liner Notes by Robert Levin.

Moodsville Records, MVLP-30 [Mono], 1963

Recorded 4th December, 1959 (#A1, A2) & 12th April, 1960 (#A3-B3) at Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Tracks:

A1. Misty {Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke} (3:44)

A2. Uh! Oh! {Don Elliott, Alexander Burland} (2:22)

A3. Give Me A Goodnight Kiss {Lee Morse} (5:40)

A4. Moon Of Manakoora {Frank Loesser, Alfred Newman} (6:54)

B1. Just Friends {John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis} (6:14)

B2. Speak Low {Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill} (6:50)

B3. I Wished On The Moon {Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger} (4:59)

Personnel:

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone

Shirley Scott - Organ

Wendell Marshall - Bass (#A1,A2)

George Duvivier - Bass (#A3-B3)

Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Ray Barretto - Conga (#A3-B3)

Credits:

Supervision - Esmond Edwards

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Liner Notes - Robert Levin (January, 1963)

Shirley Scott - Now's The Time (1967) [vinyl>flac]

Now's the Time is an album by organist Shirley Scott compiling several tracks recorded between 1958 and 1964 and released on the Prestige label in 1967. "This is early Scott, several takes from different sessions for this Prestige release", Allmusic.

Yes once upon a time jazz was a man's world but with gals like Shirley Scott around some of the cats are beginning to get inferiority complexes. Like isn't a woman’s place in the kitchen! Not when she happens to be Shirley Scott. Her latest cooking is done on a Hammond, not a stove. ~ Extract from Liner Notes by Mark Gardner.

Prestige Records, PR 7440, 1967

Recorded 27th May, 1958 (#A3); 23rd October, 1958 (#B2-B4);
23rd June, 1960 (#B1); 22nd August, 1961 (#A2)
& 31st March, 1964 (#A1) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Personnel:

Shirley Scott - Organ

Joe Newman - Trumpet (#A2)

Stanley Turrentine - Tenor Saxophone (#A1)

Oliver Nelson - Tenor Saxophone (#A2)

Lem Winchester - Vibraphone (#B1)

Bob Cranshaw - Bass (#A1)

George Tucker - Bass (#A2)

George Duvivier - Bass (#A3-B4)

Otis Finch - Drums (#A1)

Roy Brooks - Drums (#A2)

Arthur Edgehill - Drums (#A3-B4)

Track Listing:

A1. As It Was {Milt Jackson, Shirley Scott} (5:24)

A2. How Sweet {Shirley Scott} (7:22)

A3. Ebb Tide {Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman} (4:11)

B1. Now's The Time {Charlie Parker} (4:26)

B2. That's Where It's At {Shirley Scott} (3:21)

B3. Cafe Style {Shirley Scott} (4:27)

B4. Out Of This World {Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer} (4:27)

Credits:

Producer - Ozzie Cadena (#A1)

Producer - Bob Weinstock (#A3)

Producer - Esmond Edwards (#A2,B1-B4)

Recording Engineer - Rudy van Gelder

Liner Notes - Mark Gardner (June 1967)

Eddie Davis Trio with Shirley Scott (1958) [vinyl>flac]

Most jazz critics and serious jazz listeners will almost certainly agree that, were there no Coleman Hawkins and/or were there no Lester Young, just so would there be no appreciable saxophonists of today. Either one or the other, or both, will inevitably appear in every tenor sound.

This album gives a savoury taste of just such a happy mixture, with the added ingredients of a happy swing and heartfelt drive, furnished by EDDIE "Jaws" DAVIS.

Much more than ably assisted by veteran George Duvivier on Bass, newcomer (and really a "comer,") Shirley Scott on Organ and the very tasteful Arthur Edgehill on drums, a better word would be "augmented", because these three are artists in their own right and Eddie certainly doesn't need assistance. Eddie's clean drive on the up-tempos is something to marvel at and something sorely missed of late. Fresh from the solo chair in that sensational Basie band, Eddies' is a talent that insisted on being showcased on its' own mettle. It's a talent that should, and will, flourish on its' own.

This is jazz, with heart, with feeling: Jazz that literally radiates from each groove; Jazz that insists on being felt; - Jazz by EDDIE DAVIS.

Roost Records, RLP 2227, 1958

Recorded May, 1958 in New York City

Personnel:

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone

Shirley Scott - Organ

George Duvivier - Bass

Arthur Edgehill - Drums

Track Listing:

A1. Day By Day {Sam Kahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston} (4:02)

A2. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me {Duke Ellington, Bob Russell} (3:48)

A3. I'll Remember You {Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger} (4:11)

A4. Autumn In New York {Vernon Duke} (3:10)

A5. Penthouse Serenade [When We're Alone] {Will Jason, Val Burton} (2:36)

A6. Land Of Dreams {Eddie Heywood} (4:13)

B1. Scotty {Eddie Davis} (3:44)

B2. On The Street Where You Live {Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner} (3:32)

B3. Dee Dee's Dance {Denzil Best} (2:58)

B4. Don't Get Around Much Any More {Duke Ellington, Bob Russell} (2:43)

B5. Everything I Have Is Yours {Harold Adamson, Burton Lane} (3:19)

B6. Don't Worry 'Bout Me {Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom} (4:06)

Eddie Davis Trio featuring Shirley Scott (1958) [vinyl>flac]

In keeping with the festive season this LP is quite appropriate to start off a New Year.

The album's reviewer sums this LP up as Simple! Unpretentious! And Joyful!

"Good Cheer is the substance of this album. It opens with a beat and closes with a beat and barrels along from beat to beat with - you guessed it! - a beat. From all of this you might gather that this is a swinging album. And of course it is. Any album by Eddie Davis must be. But it is something more as well: it is a joyful album. There are least two ways to clutter up performances such as these. One is to blow so hard that all sweetness and charm disappear. The other is to turn everything into the first riff that emerges naturally from the melody or the chords. Eddie and Shirley hold firm against both temptations. .......Nobody stays in the background for long in this set. They couldn't. It isn't that kind of show. Eddie and Shirley trade solos constantly. George (Duvivier) has a couple of spots to himself. And Arthur (Edgehill) bangs happily away at everything, showing himself expert in Latin figures and in more straightforward jazz lines. All these performances are happily what they are. They make their points, never perfunctorily, but quickly enough. And that is as it should be. For this is a blowing session, a relaxed one. Listening to it, you cannot help but be of good cheer." ~ Extracts from Liner Notes by Barry Ulanov.

Roulette Records, RS 52019, 1958

Recorded March, 1958 in New York City

Track Listing:

A1. Close Your Eyes {Bernice Petkere} (2:32)

A2. Canadian Sunset {Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel} (4:14)

A3. Just One More Chance {Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow} (2:58)

A4. Night And Day {Cole Porter, Fred Astaire} (3:26)

A5. Snowfall {Claude Thornhill, Ruth Thornhill} (2:18)

A6. Afternoon In A Doghouse {Eddie Davis} (3:21)

B1. A Gal In Calico {Arthur Schwartz, Leo Robin, Johnny Mercer} (3:38)

B2. [Where Are You] Now That I Need You {Frank Loesser, Don Covay} (2:36)

B3. This Time The Dream's On Me {Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer} (3:00)

B4. There Is No Greater Love {Isham Jones, Marty Symes} (2:52)

B5. What Is There To Say {Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg} (2:27)

B6. Fine And Dandy {Kay Swift, Paul James} (3:10)

Personnel:

Eddie Davis - Tenor Saxophone

Shirley Scott - Organ

George Duvivier - Bass

Arthur Edgehill - Drums