Bacalao (album)

Bacalao
Bacalao
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Released	August 1960
Recorded	December 20, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:26
Label	Prestige; PRLP 7178
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Shirley Scott chronology

Bacalao is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

The Allmusic review states, "Organ combo soul-jazz was still new and fresh in 1959, and Scott was helping Davis find new ways to interpret very familiar melodies. Although not quite essential, Bacalao is a rewarding example of Davis' ability to thrive in an organ/tenor setting".^[3]

Track listing[]

"Last Train From Overbrook" (James Moody) – 5:07
"Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 6:23
"That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:02
"Fast Spiral" (Davis) – 4:35
"Dobbin' with Redd Foxx" (Moody) – 5:29
"Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Mercer) – 4:54
"Dansero" (Lee Daniels, Richard Hayman, Sol Parker) – 5:33
"When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 6:23

Personnel[]

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott – organ
George Duvivier – bass
Arthur Edgehill – drums
Ray Barretto – bongos
Luis Perez – bongos, congas

References[]

^ Billboard Sep 12, 1960
^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 10, 2012
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2012
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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[1] Billboard Sep 12, 1960

[2] Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 10, 2012

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2012

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958) Scottie (1958) Shirley's Sounds (1958–60) The Shirley Scott Trio (1958–60) Now's the Time (1958–64) Workin' (1958–61) Scottie Plays the Duke (1959) Soul Searching (1959) Like Cozy (1960) Mucho, Mucho (1960) Soul Sister (1960) Stompin' (1960–61) Blue Seven (1961) Satin Doll (1961) Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961) Happy Talk (1962) Drag 'em Out (1963) For Members Only (1963) Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964) Travelin' Light (with Kenny Burrell, 1964) Latin Shadows (1965) On a Clear Day (1966) Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966) Soul Duo (and Clark Terry, 1966) Girl Talk (1967) Soul Song (1968) Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1968–69) Something (1970) Mystical Lady (1971) Lean on Me (1972) Superstition (1973) One for Me (1974) Oasis (1989) Blues Everywhere (1991) Skylark (1991) A Walkin' Thing (1992)
With Stanley Turrentine	Hip Soul (1961) Hip Twist (1961) Dearly Beloved (session led by Turrentine, 1962) A Chip Off the Old Block (Turrentine, 1963) Never Let Me Go (Turrentine, 1963) Soul Shoutin' (1963) The Soul Is Willing (1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (1964) Hustlin' (Turrentine, 1964) Let It Go (Turrentine, 1964–66) Queen of the Organ (1964) Common Touch (Turrentine, 1968)
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (1958) Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1958) Jaws (1958) Smokin' (1958) The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roulette Roost series, 1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Bacalao (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Misty (1959–60) Very Saxy (and Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (1960)
With others	Hear My Blues (Al Smith, 1959) Person to Person (Mildred Anderson, 1960) Soft Swingin' Jazz (Joe Newman, 1958)