Jaws in Orbit

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Jaws in Orbit
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Studio album by
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Released1959
RecordedMay 1, 1959[1]
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length35:04
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7171[2]
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Very Saxy
(1959) 		Jaws in Orbit
(1959) 		Hear My Blues
(1959)
Shirley Scott chronology
Scottie Plays the Duke
(1959) 		Jaws in Orbit
(1959) 		Soul Searching
(1959)

Jaws in Orbit is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott, recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.[3]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars [5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The group that Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis led with organist Shirley Scott during the latter half of the 1950s was quite accessible and did a great deal to popularize the organ band in jazz."[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

  1. "Intermission Riff" (Ray Wetzel) - 6:24
  2. "Can't Get Out of This Mood" (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:24
  3. "Foxy" - 5:52
  4. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:21
  5. "Bahia" (Ary Barroso) - 7:29
  6. "Bingo Domingo" - 5:56

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Berger, Edward; Chevan, David (May 20, 1993). Bassically Speaking: An Oral History of George Duvivier. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810826915 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 9, 2012
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 9, 2012
  5. ^ 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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