Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis: Intermission Riff

Track

Intermission Riff

Artist

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (tenor sax)

CD

Prestige Profiles: Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (Prestige 5810)

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Musicians:

Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (tenor sax), Shirley Scott (organ), George Duvivier (bass),

Steve Pulliam (trombone), Arthur Edgehill (drums)

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Recorded: Hackensack, N.J., May 1, 1959

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Rating: 84/100 (learn more)

The gruff-toned tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis combined elements of modern jazz phrasing with mannerisms of the Swing Era tenor players, and his full-throated earthiness helped make him a star in the Count Basie Orchestra. But during the late 1950s, Davis co-led a combo with the Hammond organist Shirley Scott, whose soulful sound and approach complemented his own. They and trombonist Steve Pulliam dig in on the Stan Kenton classic “Intermission Riff.”

Reviewer: David Franklin

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