Results for "Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis"

Queens: Home of Jazz and Flushing Town Hall

by Greg Thomas
May 1, 2009

When most people think of jazz in New York City, Manhattan readily comes to mind. The “East Coast" stride piano style was developed in Harlem, where venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, Small's Paradise, the Cotton Club and Minton's Playhouse presented the big bands and small groups of jazz lore. 52nd Street became known for its ...

Radam Schwartz: Blues Citizens

by Woodrow Wilkins
April 2, 2009

One of the cool things about the relationship between jazz and blues is that both genres grew from the same emotional roots. At times, the only clear distinction is a subtle change in how notes are played. Is it jazz that sounds like the blues, or is it blues that sounds like jazz? On Hammond organist ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

March 2, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Eddie “Lockjaw" DavisEddie Lockjaw Davis - tenor saxophone (1922 - 1986) Eddie Lockjaw Davis was one musician who provided a link from the big band era through to the soul jazz phenomenon of the ...

Giants of Jazz for Charlie Rice at Ortlieb's JazzHaus on February 22

February 21, 2009

On Sunday February 22nd, three of Philadelphia's most revered jazz legends will appear on stage at Ortlieb's JazzHaus, Bootsie Barnes, Larry McKenna, and Sam Reed, at 847 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA from 4-7PM. The rhythm section will be pianist Jason Shattil, bassist Mike Boone, and drummer Jim Miller. All of these musicians are donating their ...

Out of Nowhere

Featuring the music of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Duration: 8:56
October 8, 2007

Norman Granz' Jazz In Montreux Presents Eddie Lockjaw Davis '77

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Label: Repertoire Records
Released: 2005

Bacalao

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Last Train From Overbrook/ Sometimes I

Hey, Lock!

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Label: Repertoire Records
Released: 2003

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Shirley Scott: Bacalao

by Derek Taylor
March 19, 2003

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott traffic in music that comes from the gut as much as the intellect. It strikes with a visceral force, but retains an artistic edge. Their prolific output for Prestige, while stylistically interchangeable in some cases, still held true to the distinct vernaculars of blues and jazz improvisation. This date proves ...

Goin' to the Meetin'

By Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Label:
Released: 2001
Track listing: I Wished on the Moon*/ From This Moment On*/ It