Afro-Jaws

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Afro-Jaws
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Studio album by
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Released1961
RecordedMay 4 & 12, 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length39:00
Label Riverside
RLP 373
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Misty
(1960)		Afro-Jaws
(1961)		 Battle Stations
(1960)

Afro-Jaws is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album four stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "The Afro-Cuban setting is perfect for the tough-toned tenor, who romps through the infectious tunes". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Lopez except as indicated

  1. "Wild Rice" - 4:53
  2. "Guanco Lament" - 5:18
  3. "Tin Tin Deo" (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 5:10
  4. "Jazz-A-Samba" - 4:14
  5. "Alma Alegre" - 5:24
  6. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 6:20
  7. "Afro-Jaws" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 7:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed July 17, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Afro-Jaws review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 339. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.


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