Very Saxy is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.[4]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | April 29, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:27 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7167 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Reception
editThe Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[1] The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "a historic and hard-swinging jam session... the four tenors battle it out and the results are quite exciting".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and George Duvivier except as indicated
- "Very Saxy" - 8:18
- "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) - 6:15
- "Fourmost" (Shirley Scott) - 5:22
- "Foot Pattin'" (Duvivier) - 8:53
- "Light and Lovely" - 9:55
Personnel
edit- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Buddy Tate - tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
- Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
- Shirley Scott - organ
- George Duvivier - bass
- Arthur Edgehill - drums
References
edit- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 98. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 6, 2012.