Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

tenor saxophone · 1922–1986 · New York

New York tenor saxophonist who passed through Count Basie's orchestra, from 1955 to 1960 he invented, with the organist Shirley Scott, the tenor and Hammond organ formula. He then co-led a quintet with Johnny Griffin (1960-1962), before playing in the Clarke-Boland big band.

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Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Swing, big bands
• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• The Chef (1958)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Mar 21, 2023: Eddie Lockjaw Davis, le ténor mordant (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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