Latest Release
- 5 MAR 2024
- 25 Songs
- Blues Groove (1958-1959) · 1958
- Two of a Kind: Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis · 1986
- Swingville Volume 16: Night Hawk · 1956
- Yesterdays: The Best of Eddie Lockjaw Davis · 1961
- Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home · 1976
- Swingville Volume 16: Night Hawk · 1960
- Live At Minton's Playhouse in New York City (feat. Junior Mance, Larry Gales & Ben Riley) · 1961
- Swingville Volume 16: Night Hawk · 1960
- Two of a Kind: Johnny Griffin & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis · 1986
- Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home · 1976
Singles & EPs
- 2015
Live Albums
Appears On
- Arnett Cobb
About Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
With his cutting, throaty tone and hard-swinging style, tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis straddled the big-band, bebop, R&B, and soul-jazz eras. Known as one of the great jazz pugilists ably holding his own at jam sessions and on record, it was his effusive approach to jazz and blues that he brought to new heights with Hammond B-3 organist Shirley Scott. Together they released a string of albums in the late '50s including In the Kitchen, Cookbook, Vol. 1 and Jaws that were the paradigm of the soul-jazz organ group sound. Davis was also a vital member of the Count Basie group, recording from the '50s into the early '70s and appearing on numerous albums. He also led hard-charging dates with saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Johnny Griffin and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, and was a busy soloist right up until his passing in 1986.
- HOMETOWN
- New York, NY, United States
- BORN
- 2 March 1922
- GENRE
- Jazz