Search - Artist/Band: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

• Name: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
• Birthday: 03/02/1922
• Birth Place: New York, NY
• Died: 11/03/1986
• Decades Active: 1940,1950,1960,1970,1980
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Swing, Latin Jazz, World Fusion
• Moods: Earthy, Rousing, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Energetic, Exuberant, Gritty, Passionate, Rollicking, Sophisticated

Title	Release
1953-1955 WA	09/18/2007
But Beautiful	06/13/2006
Prestige Profiles, Vol. 10	10/25/2005
1948-1952 WA	08/23/2005
The Best of Eddie Lockjaw Davis [Prestige]	11/09/2004
Complete Recordings [Eddie Davis Trio with Shirley Scott] WA	2004
Light and Lovely	07/01/2002
The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions: Leapin' on Lenox	07/01/2002
Battle Stations [Special Edition]	2002
Lock the Fox/The Fox and the Hounds	05/08/2001
1946-1947 WA	11/03/1998
Straight Blues	10/13/1998
Body & Soul	07/21/1998
Eddie Lockjaw Davis/Sonny Stitt	1991
Save Your Love for Me	1988
The Tenor of Eddie Davis	1986
Toughness Tenors	1986
All of Me WA	08/23/1983
That's All	02/1983
Hey, Lock!	1983
Eddie Lockjaw Davis [Enja]	02/1981
The Best of Eddie Lockjaw Davis [Pablo]	1981
The Heavy Hitter	01/18/1979
Straight Ahead	05/03/1976
Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home WA	03/08/1976
Jaws Strikes Again	01/1976
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Michel Attenoux	07/24/1975
Love Call	08/02/1967
Lock the Fox	1966
Streetlights	11/15/1962
Goin' to the Meetin'	05/01/1962
Jawbreakers	04/18/1962
Blues Up and Down	06/05/1961
Afro-Jaws	1961
Trane Whistle	09/20/1960
Gentle Jaws	1960
Tough Tenors	1960
Bacalao WA	12/20/1959
Jaws in Orbit	05/01/1959
Very Saxy	04/29/1959
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2	12/15/1958
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 3	12/15/1958
Jaws	09/12/1958
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 1 [Prestige]	09/1958
Smokin' WA	1958
Modern Jazz	1955
Modern Jazz Expression	1955

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