Eddie Lockjaw Davis - The Chronological Classics: 1946-1947 '1998

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Surgery (3:02)
02. Lockjaw (2:44)
03. Afternoon in a Doghouse (3:07)
04. Athletes Foot (2:54)
05. Callin Dr. Jazz (2:51)
06. Fracture (2:53)
07. Hollerin and Screaming (2:41)
08. Stealing Trash (2:49)
09. Just a Mystery (2:16)
10. Red Pepper (3:05)
11. Spinal (2:32)
12. Maternity (3:03)
13. Lover (2:32)
14. Licks a Plenty (2:44)
15. Foxy (2:52)
16. Sheila (3:08)
17. Real Gone Guy (3:05)
18. But Beautiful (3:08)
19. Leapin on Lenox (3:13)
20. Ravin at the Haven (2:27)
21. Mintons Madhouse (2:24)
22. Huckle Bug (3:10)
23. Music Goes Down Around (2:58)
24. Lockjaws Bounce (2:41) 

Now why do you suppose they called him Lockjaw? Just listen. Eddie Davis based
much of his style on the tough extremities of Ben Websters gritty gutbucket
tenor sax. Picking up where Ben left off, Jaws would growl, shriek and rock in
ways that landed him on the cusp between bebop and rhythm & blues. Over many
years he developed into a mature performer who was capable of great subtleties.
We are fortunate to have this opportunity to hear his earliest recordings as a
leader. Some of this stuff is startling. Surgery, a smooth, searching, walking
blues, exists in the same harmonic/thematic realm as Boyd Raeburns quirky study
for big band, Tonsillectomy. The piece called Lockjaw is more of a muscle
tussle, and Afternoon in a Doghouse is a simple finger-pop bop groove. As Gene
Ramey rarely took bass solos, its good to hear him grab a few bars during
Athletes Foot. By December of 1946 Lockjaw was ready for two full-blown Savoy
bebop sessions in the company of Theodore Fats Navarro. This pair of characters
maintained a stimulating balance as Fats blew long bop lines of exquisite
ingenuity while Jaws wrestled with his own funky textural dynamics. Wildly
titled, each of these three-minute records hits you hard, right between the
ears. Hollerin and Screaming is the most outrageous example of this bands
explosive chemistry. The record starts with a hoarse shriek from the tenor sax.
The melody erupts like two cans of Sterno knocking around on the hood of an
overheated bright red Chevy convertible. A sudden outburst from the trumpet is
repeated verbatim on the drums. Fats and Lockjaw bark back and forth, jostling
each other in cycles of friendly aggression. Its like listening in on a casual
exchange of good-natured insults and creative cussing, the benevolent sort of
everyday rudeness that enables trust and cooperation between individuals who
exist outside of the dominant social group. In April of 1947, Jaws baked four
sides for the Apollo label, sharing the melodic line with guitarist John Collins
and blowing an exceptionally extroverted tenor. The extreme grooviness of both
the Savoy and Apollo sessions were aided and abetted by the combination of Al
Haig, Gene Ramey and Denzil Best. Now for the really rare stuff -- eight sides
issued on the Lenox, Plymouth and Remington labels. Real Gone Guy, a tasty hunk
of rhythm and blues, was written by Nellie Lutcher. Lockjaw puts it to the
torch, and Butch Ballards drumming fans the flames. But Beautiful is the
earliest example we have of Lockjaw Davis the interpreter of slow ballads. He
smokes the melody with long puffs, savoring every breath. Leapin on Lenox, to
use what would have been the correct spelling, is a strut by anybodys
definition. Jaws bites his tenor until it begs for mercy. The rowdy Mintons
Madhouse includes a long sax testimonial accompanied only by handclapping. Ravin
at the Haven is largely composed of frantic bop lines. The saxophone howls
without restraint. Music Goes Down Around is recognizable as a quaint Tin Pan
Alley pop tune, fitted with a new set of fangs as this gang of young toughs put
new meaning on an old refrain. Gripping the mouthpiece between his chops,
Lockjaw squeezes extra hard and it comes out here.
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