The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook

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The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
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Studio album by
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott and Jerome Richardson
Released1958
RecordedJune 20, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7141
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
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(1957) 		The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
(1958) 		Jaws
(1958)
Shirley Scott chronology
Great Scott!
(1958) 		The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
(1958) 		Scottie
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars [3]

The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott and flautist Jerome Richardson recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label.[4] The album was later issued as Vol. 1 when two subsequent "Cookbook" volumes were released.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review stated: "The music on this 1958 date holds few surprises; it's meat and potatoes all the way, but it's made using the choicest ingredients".[1]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

  1. "Have Horn, Will Blow" - 5:11
  2. "The Chef" - 5:59
  3. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:40
  4. "In the Kitchen" (Johnny Hodges) - 12:53
  5. "Three Deuces" - 4:58
  6. "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose) - 3:32 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 57. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 6, 2012
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