Jazz / Soul-Jazz; Hard Bop
Recorded: 1958-1962
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
Paul Weeden - guitar
Jerome Richardson - reeds
Oliver Nelson - reeds
Clark Terry - trumpet
Eric Dolphy - trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
Melba Liston - trombone
Horace Parlan - piano
Don Patterson - organ
Shirley Scott - organ
George Duvivier - bass instrument
Wendell Marshall - bass instrument
Buddy Catlett - bass instrument
Roy Haynes - drums
Arthur Edgehill - drums
Arthur Taylor - drums
Billy James - drums
Ray Barretto - congas
Willie Bobo - congas
Luis Perez - bongos
Prestige Profiles are a new 10 volume series of deluxe-packaged, titles highlighting the most legendary artists in jazz who recorded for the monumental Prestige Records label. Each release features 1 CD showcasing the artists shinning moments on Prestige. Additionally, each set comes with a unique, numbered, bonus collectors CD in a pack-on jacket, shrink-wrapped to the CD. Each collectors CD contains different track listings, and will feature other artists who recorded for Prestige.
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Mar 02, 1922 in New York, NY
Died: Nov 03, 1986 in Culver City, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Latin Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Swing
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.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
