Jawbreakers (album)
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| Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Harry "Sweets" Edison | |||||
| Released | 1962 | ||||
| Recorded | April 18, 1962 New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Label | Riverside JLP-39 |
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| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | ||||
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Jawbreakers is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made for a logical combination for both had immediately recognizable sounds and could say an awful lot with one note... Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans as are the later Sweets-Lockjaw recordings".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Harry "Sweets" Edison except as indicated
- "Oo-Ee!" - 5:15
- "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 5:20
- "Jawbreakers" - 6:36
- "Four" (Miles Davis) - 3:36
- "Moolah" - 4:39
- "A Gal in Calico" (Leo Robin, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:43
- "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:55
- "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 5:34
Personnel
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
- Hugh Lawson - piano
- Ike Isaacs - bass
- Clarence Johnston - drums
References
- ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed July 13, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2012
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