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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis was a tall, lean and mean soul-jazz tenor saxophonist whose sound had edgy, bawdy, and deeply bluesy hues that made him one of the most well-liked players of the late '50s. As the '60s came along, his teaming with fellow tenor Johnny Griffin further solidified his bop credentials, while a continuing partnership with organist Shirley Scott brought him into more popular circles. This edition of Prestige Profiles does not include his work with Griffin, nor is it exclusively with Scott, but gives the listener a wide swath of his work in organ combos and vestiges of early soul-jazz, some rhythmically Latin-accented bands, basic swingers, ballads, blues, takes on standards, and one big-band track. This was originally issued as "The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis", reissued in this form when the Concord label bought out the Prestige catalog. It remains a fine, though not definitive representation of his work while in his prime from 1958 through 1962. Aside from the true classics with Scott like her stabbing chord accented feature "In the Kitchen," the happy, bouncy swinger "Intermission Riff" with trombonist Steve Pulliam, the immortal slow to slower blues "The Rev" and flatted basic blues "The Chef," there are others even more startling. "Last Train from Overbrook" is a stunning display in forward motion, with Ray Barretto and Luis Perez feeding churning hand drum rhythms via Scott to hit the ground running in fifth gear. A beautiful version of "Body & Soul" has Scott's probing organ buoying the sax of Davis, holding spacious tones from Coleman Hawkins more biting than Ben Webster's. Legendary organist Don Patterson and guitarist Paul Weeden team with Davis, bassist George Duvivier and soul-jazz icon drummer Billy James on the talk back, relaxed melody of "Robbins Nest," while the great "Don of the B-3" jumps up on the atypically peppy "I Only Have Eyes for You." There's one track with pianist Horace Parlan -- the spare and bluesy "Goin' to Meetin'," while the stellar 12-piece big-band track "'Trane Whistle" (also featuring Eric Dolphy in the sax section) is a combo of "All Blues" and "'Trane's Blues," arranged by both Oliver Nelson and Ernie Wilkins, and featuring the most wailing solo of the compilation for Davis. The individual Cookbook series of recordings, Jaws in Orbit and Trane Whistle are the most essential albums from Davis, but this collection is a good primer for wanting more from one of the true unsung saxophone giants in modern jazz music.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
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George Duvivier, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shirley Scott, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Wetzel, Composer - Steve Pulliam, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet, MainArtist
℗ 1959 Prestige Records
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Shirley Scott, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Prestige Records, Inc.
Luis Perez, Bongos, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - George Duvivier, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Moody, Composer - Shirley Scott, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 Prestige Records
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Russell, Composer - Billy James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Charles Thompson, Composer - ILLINOIS JACQUET, Composer - Don Patterson, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weeden, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Duvivier, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Heyman, Composer - Frank Eyton, Composer - Robert Sour, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Green, Composer - Shirley Scott, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 Prestige Records
Richard Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wendell Marshall, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Ashton, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Wilkins, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Nelson, Composer, Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Richardson, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Dolphy, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Melba Liston, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Haynes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Barrow, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Bryant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wyands, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band, MainArtist
℗ 1960 Prestige Records, Inc./Original Jazz Classics
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - AL DUBIN, ComposerLyricist - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Billy James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Don Patterson, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weeden, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Prestige Records, Inc.
Horace Parlan, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Bobo, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Catlett, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Prestige Records, Inc.
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jerome Richardson, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Shirley Scott, Composer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Original Jazz Classics
Kurt Weill, Composer - George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ray Barretto, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Ogden Nash, Composer - Shirley Scott, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 Moodsville
George Duvivier, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerome Richardson, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Shirley Scott, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Weinstock, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Prestige Records
George Duvivier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jerome Richardson, Flute, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shirley Scott, Organ, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Edgehill, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 Original Jazz Classics
Albumbeschreibung
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis was a tall, lean and mean soul-jazz tenor saxophonist whose sound had edgy, bawdy, and deeply bluesy hues that made him one of the most well-liked players of the late '50s. As the '60s came along, his teaming with fellow tenor Johnny Griffin further solidified his bop credentials, while a continuing partnership with organist Shirley Scott brought him into more popular circles. This edition of Prestige Profiles does not include his work with Griffin, nor is it exclusively with Scott, but gives the listener a wide swath of his work in organ combos and vestiges of early soul-jazz, some rhythmically Latin-accented bands, basic swingers, ballads, blues, takes on standards, and one big-band track. This was originally issued as "The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis", reissued in this form when the Concord label bought out the Prestige catalog. It remains a fine, though not definitive representation of his work while in his prime from 1958 through 1962. Aside from the true classics with Scott like her stabbing chord accented feature "In the Kitchen," the happy, bouncy swinger "Intermission Riff" with trombonist Steve Pulliam, the immortal slow to slower blues "The Rev" and flatted basic blues "The Chef," there are others even more startling. "Last Train from Overbrook" is a stunning display in forward motion, with Ray Barretto and Luis Perez feeding churning hand drum rhythms via Scott to hit the ground running in fifth gear. A beautiful version of "Body & Soul" has Scott's probing organ buoying the sax of Davis, holding spacious tones from Coleman Hawkins more biting than Ben Webster's. Legendary organist Don Patterson and guitarist Paul Weeden team with Davis, bassist George Duvivier and soul-jazz icon drummer Billy James on the talk back, relaxed melody of "Robbins Nest," while the great "Don of the B-3" jumps up on the atypically peppy "I Only Have Eyes for You." There's one track with pianist Horace Parlan -- the spare and bluesy "Goin' to Meetin'," while the stellar 12-piece big-band track "'Trane Whistle" (also featuring Eric Dolphy in the sax section) is a combo of "All Blues" and "'Trane's Blues," arranged by both Oliver Nelson and Ernie Wilkins, and featuring the most wailing solo of the compilation for Davis. The individual Cookbook series of recordings, Jaws in Orbit and Trane Whistle are the most essential albums from Davis, but this collection is a good primer for wanting more from one of the true unsung saxophone giants in modern jazz music.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:02
- Main artists: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2004 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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