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Jan 12, 2023 · From the album Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – Cookin’ With Jaws And The Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums.Listen/Order: http://found.ee/ELDPrestige Rele...
Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened to "Jaws"): it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard on the saxophone mouthpiece. [3]
Possessor of a cutting and immediately identifiable tough tenor tone, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis could hold his own in a saxophone battle with anyone.
From the album Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – Cookin’ With Jaws And The Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums Listen/Order: http://found.ee/ELDPrestige Released to celebrate tenor jazz...
Aug 17, 2023 · Eddie Lockjaw Davis was one musician who provided a link from the big band era through to the soul jazz phenomenon of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Davis developed one of the most unmistakable tenor sax sounds in post war jazz.
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Throaty, hard-swinging tenor saxophonist known for his soulful organ albums and work with Count Basie. Read Full Biography.
Jan 13, 2020 · In the early 1960s, saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin co-led a jumping two-tenor band. A live recording has now surfaced. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says it's literally a...
Feb 2, 2023 · Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and organist Shirley Scott had one of the great jazz partnerships in the late 1950s. A new anthology focuses on their...
Aug 24, 2023 · Eddie Davis was a professional boxer who competed in the light-heavyweight division from 1975 to 1987, amassing a record of 34 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw, and 0 no-contests. He had 20 knockout wins and suffered 5 losses via knockout during his career.
Feb 9, 2023 · Jazz has a long history of tall tales and late-night rumors; so, sure—the origin stories have their way of getting mixed up, twisted, told longer and louder than maybe the truth warrants, but here’s what’s not in dispute— Eddie Davis could play.
