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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Jazz
Hard bop
Be bop
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 ...
Songs
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartEddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shirley Scott and Scott

The Complete Cookbook Sessions (with Shirley Scott) [bonus Track Version]

5:19

You Stepped Out of a Dream
You Stepped Out of a DreamEddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Shirley Scott and Scott

More Of The Most Romantic Jazz Music In The Universe

4:20

I Only Have Eyes for You
I Only Have Eyes for YouEddie "Lockjaw" Davis

All of Me

5:14

I'll Remember April
I'll Remember AprilEddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Eddie David

Very Saxy

2:33

I Only Have Eyes for You
I Only Have Eyes for YouPaul Gonsalves and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Streetlights: Be Bop At Its Best

5:33

There Is No Greater Love
There Is No Greater LoveEddie "Lockjaw" Davis

All of Me

5:40

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