Very Saxy
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| Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | April 29, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:27 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7167 |
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| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [1] |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
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]
Reception
The 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
All 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
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
- Shirley Scott - organ
- George Duvivier - bass
- Arthur Edgehill - drums
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012.
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- ↑ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 6, 2012.
