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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
The screaming wail of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' tenor saxophone became a thrilling,
iconic sound of be-bop in the mid-1950s and led the virtuoso to play with some
of the greats of jazz, including Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Ella
Fitzgerald. Born in New York City, Davis started out playing in Harlem clubs in
the 1940s and led his band Eddie Davis and the Bepobbers in wild, riotous R&B
jams that became a notorious fixture of the era. By the 1950s "Jaws" led an
equally spirited, though slightly more refined swing trio and released several
albums with organist Shirley Scott, which ...
You Stepped Out of a DreamShirley Scott and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
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You Stepped Out of a DreamEddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shirley Scott and Scott
More Of The Most Romantic Jazz Music In The Universe
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Street of DreamsCount Basie and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio Plus Joe Newman
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But BeautifulEddie "Lockjaw" Davis
The Eddie Lockjaw Davis Cookbook, Vol. 1
When I Grow Too Old to DreamArnett Cobb, Wild Bill Davis and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Blow, Arnett, Blow
If I Had YouJazz at the Philharmonic, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars
Jazz At The Santa Monica Civic '72
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