The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook

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The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
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Studio album by
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott and Jerome Richardson
Released1958
RecordedJune 20, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre Jazz
Label Prestige
PRLP 7141
Producer Esmond Edwards
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The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott and flautist Jerome Richardson recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label. [4] The album was later issued as Vol. 1 when two subsequent "Cookbook" volumes were released.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated: "The music on this 1958 date holds few surprises; it's meat and potatoes all the way, but it's made using the choicest ingredients". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

  1. "Have Horn, Will Blow" - 5:11
  2. "The Chef" - 5:59
  3. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:40
  4. "In the Kitchen" (Johnny Hodges) - 12:53
  5. "Three Deuces" - 4:58
  6. "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 3:32 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 57. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ↑ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 6, 2012
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