Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Live At The Widder (1982)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis is heard during two-night club sets (1982) on this CD, one of his last recordings prior to his death in 1986. The gritty yet swinging tenor saxophonist is joined by veteran drummer Oliver Jackson, bassist Ilsa Eckinger, and pianist Gustav Csik during this engagement in Zurich, Switzerland. Davis is in top form, whether playing a brisk blues like "Oh Gee" or an up-tempo swinger such as "S'Wonderful." But Davis is especially enjoyable during the numerous ballad features. Typically starting off each one unaccompanied, his total mastery of the form during his stunning performance of "I Can't Get Started With You" and his lush interpretation of "Misty" demonstrate how much he could do with standards that had already been recorded hundreds of times. This Swiss CD is well worth the extra effort to track down. ~ by Ken Dryden, AMG. 

Divox Jazz, CDX 48701-2, 1995
Recorded 19th & 20th March, 1982 Live at the Widder Bar, Zürich, Switzerland 

Musicians:
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone
Gustav Csik - Piano
Isla Eckinger - Bass
Oliver Jackson - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Oh Gee {Matthew Gee} (7:43)
02. I Can't Get Started {Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin} (5:17)
03. Comin' Home Baby {Bob Dorough, Ben Tucker} (6:04)
04. If I Had You {Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro} (4:44)
05. 'S Wonderful {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (5:02)
06. Hey Jim {Babs Gonzales, James Moody} (5:19)
07. Meditation {Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça} (6:24)
08. Misty {Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner} (5:06)
09. Speak Low {Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill} (7:12)
10. Love Is Here To Stay {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (6:20)
11. Intermission Riff {Ray Wetzel} (6:20) 

Total Time: 65:36 

Credits:
Producer, Liner Notes, Executive-Producer - Arnold Burri
Executive-Producer - Konrad Baeschlin, Wolfram M. Burgert
Engineer, Recording - Peter Pfister
Editing - Hans Krüsi 

'S Wonderful

Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson - Kidney Stew (1969-1978, 1996)

Here’s another remastered compilation of Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson output spanning the years 1969 through to 1978 by Black & Blue Records and released in 1996. It is accurately packaged with more information, liner notes and photos. Most remarkedly, it includes two additional tracks Person To Person and Alimony Blues from a session in 1972 with Al Grey & Wild Bill Davis. Eddie truly showcases his versatility as great altoist and jazz-blues singer. 

Black & Blue Records, BB 878.2 ND 215, 1996
Recorded 28th March, 1969 (#1-10) at Pathé Studio, Paris, France
Recorded 28th July, 1972 (#11,12) at Seed Studio, Vallauris, France
Recorded 14th July, 1978 (#13,14) at Black & Blue Studio, Nice, France 

Musicians:
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Alto Sax, Vocals
Al Grey - Trombone (#11,12)
Hal Singer - Tenor Saxophone (#1-10)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone (#13,14)
Jay Mc Shann - Piano (#1-10)
Wild Bill Davis - Organ (#11,12)
Bill Doggett - Organ (#13,14)
T. Bone Walker - Guitar (#1-10)
Floyd Smith - Guitar (#11,12)
Roland Lobligeois - Bass (#1-10)
Milt Hinton - Bass (#13,14)
Paul Gunther - Drums (#1-12)
J.C. Heard - Drums (#13,14)

Tracks:
01. Kidney Stew {Leona Blackman, Eddie Vinson} (3:04)
02. Wait A Minute Baby {Eddie Vinson} (3:16)
03. Old Maid Boogie {Eddie Vinson} (3:49)
04. Somebody's Got To Go {B.B. Broonzy} (3:20)
05. Things Ain't What They Used To Be {Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons} (4:50)
06. Wee Baby Blues {Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner} (3:21)
07. Juice Head Baby {Eddie Vinson, Louis Zito} (4:35)
08. I Had A Dream {B.B. Broonzy} (3:40)
09. I'm In An Awful Mood {T-Bone Walker} (3:20)
10. Please Send Me Someone To Love {Percy Mayfield} (4:12)
11. Person To Person {Eddie Vinson} (2:55)
12. Alimony Blues {Eddie Vinson} (5:44)
13. Hey Little Doggey {Bill Doggett} (7:24)
14. Totsy {Eddie Vinson} (5:25) 

Total Time: 58:55 

Credits:
Recording Engineer - Serge Remi
Digital Remastering - Gilbert Préneron
Photograph - Jean-Pierre Tahmazian
Design, Liner Notes - Jean-Marc Fritz, Jean-Michel Proust
English Translation - Jeff and Patricia Kresser 

Alimony Blues

Eddie Vinson - Cleanhead Blues (1995)

These numbers are the perfect synthesis of jazz and the blues; clean-cut sounds from Cleanhead. Eddie Vinson had been recently 'rediscovered' when most of these tracks were recorded. A new lease of life is evident as he takes a few blues classics for a spin. The quality of the 'sidemen' here is notable as is their willingness to let Eddie stretch out and take center stage. T-Bone Walker, for example, confines himself to accompaniment, adding a second instrumental voice as Vinson sings, and soloing in his riff-based, dramatic style. ~ Liner Notes. 

Orbis Records, BLU NC 057, 1995
Recorded 28th March, 1969 (#1-10) in Boulogne-Billancourt, France;
Recorded July, 1978 (#11,12) Nice, France 

Musicians:
Eddie Vinson - Alto Saxophone, Vocals (#1-10)
Hal Singer - Tenor Saxophone (#1-0)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone (#11)
Jay McShann - Piano (#1-10)
Bill Doggett - Organ (#11,12)
T-Bone Walker - Guitar (#1-10)
Roland Lobligeois - Bass (#1-10)
Milt Hinton - Bass (#11,12)
Paul Gunther - Drums (#1-10)
J.C. Heard - Drums (#11,12) 

Tracks:
01. Wee Baby Blues {Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner} (3:20)
02. Wait A Minute Baby {Eddie Vinson} (3:14)
03. I Had A Dream {B.B. Broonzy} (3:38)
04. Kidney Stew {Leona Blackman, Eddie Vinson} (3:02)
05. Old Maid Boogie {Eddie Vinson} (3:47)
06. I'm In An Awful Mood {T-Bone Walker} (3:18)
07. Juice-Head Baby {Eddie Vinson, Louis Zito} (4:34)
08. Things Ain't What They Used To Be {Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons} (4:48)
09. Somebody's Got To Go {B.B. Broonzy} (3:19)
10. Please Send Me Someone To Love {Percy Mayfield} (4:12)
11. Hey Little Doggey {Bill Doggett} (7:23)
12. Totsy {Eddie Vinson} (5:24) 

Total Time: 50:08 

Kidney Stew

Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Ow! Live At The Penthouse (1962)

Ow! Live at The Penthouse is a collection of previously-unissued recordings by the supercharged saxophone duo of Johnny Griffin / Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis captured over 2 nights at the famous Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA in 1962. Though the tenor sax battle became a fixture of the hard bop era after Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray established the format with “The Chase” in 1947, no duo was as powerful or as prolific as Davis, a veteran of the Count Basie Orchestra and a popular trio with organist Shirley Scott, and Griffin, noted for his high-voltage work with Thelonious Monk. The pair who became known known as “the Tough Tenors” cut nine LPs – including four live albums caught at Minton’s in New York – for Prestige and Jazzland in 1960-62. This limited-edition deluxe CD set features the potent rhythm section of Horace Parlan on piano, Buddy Catlett on bass and Art Taylor on drums. ~ Bandcamp.com. 

Reel To Reel, RTR-CD-003, 2019
Recorded 30th May (#1-7) & 6th June (#8-15), 1962 Live at The Penthouse, Seattle, WA
Broadcast Live on KING-FM, Seattle, Washington, USA 

Musicians:
Johnny Griffin - Tenor Saxophone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone
Horace Parlan - Piano
Buddy Catlett - Bass
Art Taylor - Drums 

Tracks:
01. Intermission Riff {Ray Wetzel} / Intro By Jim Wilkie (0:53)
02. Blues Up And Down {Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt} (6:48)
03. Ow! {Dizzy Gillespie} (8:20)
04. Spoken Introduction (0:09)
05. Bahia {Ary Barroso} (8:44)
06. Spoken Introduction (0:05)
07. Blue Lou {Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills} (4:11)
08. Second Balcony Jump {Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine} (7:13)
09. Spoken Outro (0:08)
10. How Am I To Know? {Jack King} (10:14)
11. Spoken Introduction (0:09)
12. Sophisticated Lady {Duke Ellington} (4:03)
13. Spoken Introduction (0:09)
14. Tickle Toe {Lester Young} (6:36)
15. Intermission Riff {Ray Wetzel} / Outro By Jim Wilkie (0:56) 

Total Time: 58:45 

Credits:
Producer, Executive Producer, Photo Research, Notes - Cory Weeds
Producer, Photo Research, Notes - Zev Feldman
Associate Producer, Notes - Jim Wilkie, Charlie Puzzo Jr.
Original Recording Engineer - Fred Stimson
Sound Restoration - Chris Gestrin
Mastering [LP] - Bernie Grundman [Hollywood, California]
Photography - Lee Tanner, Esmond Edwards, Burt Goldblatt
Photography [Cover] - Don Schlitten
Art Direction and Design - John Sellards
Album Package Design - Dan Forte
Liner Notes - Ted Panken, Michael Weiss

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.

Harry Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Simply Sweets (1978) [vinyl]

Trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made a potent pair. They both possessed immediately identifiable sounds, were veterans of Count Basie's Orchestra and never had any difficulty swinging. The repertoire of this Edison album is not too creative with five blues among its eight songs and one of the others, "Feelings," being quite forgettable. However, the playing of the principals (along with pianist Dolo Coker who also makes a couple of surprising appearances on electric keyboard) holds one's interest throughout. ~ by Scott Yanow, AMG

If you love 'Sweet' jazz you have to have this LP, Harry is 'Simply' at his best.

Pablo Records, 2310-806, 1978

Recorded 22^nd September, 1977 At Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA

Musicians:

Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Tenor Saxophone

Dolo Coker - Piano

Harvey Newmark - Bass

Jimmie Smith - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Dirty Butt Blues {Harry "Sweets" Edison} (6:49)

A2. Feelings {Morris Albert} (5:23)

A3. One For The Count {Harry "Sweets" Edison} (5:38)

A4. My Ideal {Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin, Newell Chase} (5:55)

B1. Simply Sweet {Harry "Sweets" Edison, Dolo Coker} (4:28)

B2. Opus Funk {Harry "Sweets" Edison} (7:06)

B3. Lax {Harry "Sweets" Edison} (3:26)

B4. Miz Kitty's Blues {Harry "Sweets" Edison} (8:00)

Credits:

Producer - Norman Granz

Recording Engineer - Val Valentin

Cover Design and Layout - Norman Granz, Bill Smith

Photography - Phil Stern

Liner Notes - Benny Green

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)

Eddie “Lockjaw“Davis and Morris Lane - Kickin‘and Wailin‘ (1962) [re-rip]

For all those bop lovers and ‘Lockjaw’ fans here’s a rare opportunity to hear Eddie Davis way before he claimed his jaws and started his ever so popular career churning out some of the best classic hard bop and soul jazz albums emerging out of the late fifties and the sixties. Anyone familiar with his style and energy will soon recognize the dynamic ability and poise he had back then only to improve and mellow. The tunes are typically short but not in any way entertaining. Some were to become his trademarks for later. The sound for the era is mono with noticeable sound imperfections. However with a bit of TLC, this bunch of compositions shapes up well for even most discerning listener. This album is essentially a compilation of his earlier works and is completed with the last four tracks taken from the same period of another great tenor player in that of Morris Lane. In the end any jazz enthusiast can relish in these classic sounds.

Continental Records, CLP 16001, 1962

Recorded during 1947 through to 1948

Personnel:

Eddie Davis and His Quartet

poss. Benny Harris (tp) Eddie Davis (ts) John Acea (p) Gene Ramey (b) Butch Ballard (dr)

New York, 1947/48

Morris Lane and his Orchestra: Morris Lane (ts) + Unknown Small Combo

New York, c. 1947

Info: http://jazzrealities.blogspot.com.au/2009/12/eddie-lockjaw-davis-this-is-start-to.html

or see included Session Info & Releases.txt

Side A:

A1. Leapin' On Lenox (3:00)

A2. He's A Real Gone Guy (3:02)

A3. Ravin' At The Haven (2:25)

A4. Minton's Madhouse (2:22)

A5. But Beautiful (3:06)

A6. Lockjaw's Bounce (2:39)

Side B:

B1. Huckle Bug (3:08)

B2. Music Goes Down And Round (2:57)

B3. After Hours Bounce (2:16)

B4. Big Trees (2:24)

B5. Sellout (2:40)

B6. Summertime (2:57)

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)

Hen Gates And His Gaters - Rock And Roll (1949-52) [vinyl>flac]

Two year ago I stumbled on this obscure album at Boogie Woody’s site. After downloading and listening to it a few times I was convinced that some of the tunes sounded very much like early Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. Intrigued I delved deeper into the comments to find that the pseudonym “Hen Gates” was actually Freddie Mitchell and that this budget label amassed a number of tracks from his Derby releases.

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Boogie’s own research validated my identification of a number of Eddie Davis tracks producing this amendment:

A1. Stop is Pony Express, 1950/51, Derby 725

A4. Hold It is Hot Ice, 1951, Derby 777

A5. The Creep is Doby’s Boogie, 1949, Derby 713

B2. Rockin’ and Rollin’ Hop is Madera Hop, 1951, Derby 807

B3. Back Bone is Minton’s Madhouse {Eddie Davis}, 1947, Lenox 515

B4. Look And Listen is Leapin’ On Lenox {Eddie Davis}, 1947, Lenox 502

B5. Bunny Rock is Cold Heat, 1952, Derby 793

The other anomaly is that Look Out and Bear Walk sound like the same track After Hours Bounce released on Eddie ''Lockjaw'' Davis, Morris Lane - Kickin' And Wailin' (1962)

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Anyway as an avid ‘Lockjaw’ fan I was glad to have acquired this rarity; however the rip was in a sorry state, so I’ve done my best to re-encode and share here. The album is full of dynamic energy with some marvellous honky tonk / plinkity plonk piano, guitar passages and shrieking-shronking sax. The sound quality is variable, but still very entertaining, Enjoy!

Plymouth, P-12-144, 1956

Track Listing:

A1. Stop (2:53)

A2. Hand Clappin' (2:48)

A3. Look Out (2:25)

A4. Hold It (2:22)

A5. The Creep (2:57)

A6. T.N.T. (2:47)

B1. Jumpin' And Shoutin' (2:55)

B2. Rockin' And Rollin' Hop (2:29)

B3. Back Bone (2:19)

B4. Look And Listen (2:54)

B5. Bunny Rock (2:23)

B6. Bear Walk (2:15)

Total Time: 31:30

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