Very Saxy

Very Saxy
Very Saxy
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb
Released	1959
Recorded	April 29, 1959 ; Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:27
Label	Prestige; PR 7167
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Buddy Tate chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]

Very Saxy is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.^[4]

Reception[]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^[1] The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "a historic and hard-swinging jam session... the four tenors battle it out and the results are quite exciting".^[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and George Duvivier except as indicated

"Very Saxy" - 8:18
"Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) - 6:15
"Fourmost" (Shirley Scott) - 5:22
"Foot Pattin'" (Duvivier) - 8:53
"Light and Lovely" - 9:55

Personnel[]

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
Buddy Tate - tenor saxophone
Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott - organ
George Duvivier - bass
Arthur Edgehill - drums

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 98. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 6, 2012.

[Penguin_Guide-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012.

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 98. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[4] Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 6, 2012.

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show v t Arnett Cobb
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Blow Arnett, Blow (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1959) Party Time (1959) Smooth Sailing (1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, 1959) Ballads by Cobb (1960) More Party Time (1960) Movin' Right Along (1960) Sizzlin' (1960) Arnett Cobb Is Back (1978) Live at Sandy's! (1978) Funky Butt (1980) Arnett Cobb Live (1982) Keep On Pushin' (1984) Show Time (and Dizzy Gillespie, Jewel Brown, 1987)
With others	Ruth Brown (1954) Miss Rhythm (Ruth Brown, 1954) Live at Sandy's (Buddy Tate, 1978) Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982)

show v t Coleman Hawkins
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Body and Soul (1939–56)/The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956) Disorder at the Border (1952) The Hawk Talks (1952–53) The Hawk Returns (released 1954) Timeless Jazz (1954) Accent on Tenor Sax (1955) The Hawk in Paris (1956) The Gilded Hawk (1956–57) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957) The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957) The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957) The Hawk Flies High (1957) Bean Bags (and Milt Jackson, 1958) Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958) Soul (1958) The High and Mighty Hawk (1958) The Saxophone Section (1958) Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (1959) Hawk Eyes (1959) Coleman Hawkins All Stars (with Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas, 1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Arnett Cobb, 1959) At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960) Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1960) Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960) The Hawk Swings (1960) Jazz Reunion (and Pee Wee Russell, 1961) The Hawk Relaxes (1961) Back in Bean's Bag (and Clark Terry, 1962) Bluesy Burrell (with Kenny Burrell, 1962) Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962) Desafinado (1962) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1962) Good Old Broadway (1962) Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962) Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962) The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962) Today and Now (1962) Sonny Meets Hawk! (and Sonny Rollins, 1963) Wrapped Tight (1965) The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967)
With others	Further Definitions (Benny Carter, 1951) All the Cats Join In (Buck Clayton, 1953–56) Jumpin' at the Woodside (Buck Clayton, 1954–55) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1939) Blues Groove (Tiny Grimes, 1958) At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963) Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln, 1961) 2-3-4 (Shelly Manne, 1962) Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk, 1957) Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (also Hawkins, 1957) We Insist! (Max Roach, 1960) Ben Webster and Associates (1959) Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston, 1959) At Newport '63 (Joe Williams, 1963)

show v t Buddy Tate
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Swinging Like Tate (1958) Tate's Date (1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buck Clayton, 1960) Tate-a-Tate (and Clark Terry, 1960) Groovin' with Buddy Tate (1961) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (with Buck Clayton, 1961) Unbroken (1970) Buddy Tate and His Buddies (1973) Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand/Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim: The Legendary Encounter (1977) Live at Sandy's (1978) Hard Blowin' (1978)
With Buck Clayton	Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1955) All the Cats Join In (1955) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) One for Buck (1961)
With others	Madison Time (Ray Bryant, 1959–60) Dancing the Big Twist (Ray Bryant, 1960–61) Conversin' with the Elders (James Carter, 1995–96) Live at Sandy's! (Arnett Cobb, 1978) Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge, 1951) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)

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)