The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3

The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott and Jerome Richardson
Released	1960
Recorded	September 12 and December 5, 1958 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:27
Label	Prestige PR 7219
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1959) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1960) Smokin' (1964)
Shirley Scott chronology
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1959) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1960) Smokin' (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label. ^[3] The album was the third of Davis' popular "Cookbook" volumes to be released.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Scott shows that she was one of the top organists to emerge after the rise of Jimmy Smith. But Davis is the main star, and his instantly recognizable sound is the most memorable aspect of this swinging session". ^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott except as indicated

1. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Mack David, Duke Ellington) - 6:12
2. "Heat 'n' Serve" - 7:20
3. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 6:01
4. "The Goose Hangs High" - 5:52
5. "Simmerin'" - 9:25
6. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:37

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on September 12 (tracks 1 & 6) and December 5 (tracks 2-5), 1958

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Shirley Scott - organ
• Jerome Richardson - flute (tracks 4 & 5), baritone saxophone (track 2), tenor saxophone (track 3)
• George Duvivier - bass
• Arthur Edgehill - drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 6, 2012