Smokin' (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album)

Smokin'
Smokin'
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Released	1964
Recorded	September 12 and December 5, 1958 ; Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:04
Label	Prestige; PRLP 7301
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Shirley Scott chronology

Smokin′ is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Together the group swings hard on basic originals, blues and an occasional ballad, showing why this type of accessible band was so popular during the era."^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott except as indicated

"High Fry" - 5:28
"Smoke This" - 5:01
"Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 3:27
"Pots and Pans" - 6:13
"Jaws" - 3:38
"It's a Blue World" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 6:04
"Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 5:13

Personnel[]

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott - organ
Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone (track 1), flute (track 2), tenor saxophone (track 5)
George Duvivier - bass
Arthur Edgehill - drums

References[]

^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 9, 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed July 9, 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] Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 9, 2012.

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed July 9, 2012.

[Penguin-3] 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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show v t Shirley Scott
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)