Jaws (album)

For the film score by John Williams, see Jaws (soundtrack).

1959 studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott

Jaws

Studio album by

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott

Released| 1959
Recorded| September 12, 1958[1]
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre| Jazz
Length| 36:20
Label| Prestige
PRLP 7154[2]
Producer| Esmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
| The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
(1958)  | Jaws
(1959)  | The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2
(1958)

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Shirley Scott chronology
| The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
(1958)  | Jaws
(1958)  | Scottie
(1958)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [4]

Jaws is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott, recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label.[5]

## Reception

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The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars and stated: "It's a fine all-around showcase for the accessible group."[3]

## Track listing

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1. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 5:19
2. "I'll Never Be The Same" (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) - 4:44
3. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Kahn) - 4:20
4. "Old Devil Moon" (E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane) - 4:26
5. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 4:18
6. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 4:32
7. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:10
8. "Tangerine" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) - 4:53

## Personnel

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* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis \- tenor saxophone
* Shirley Scott \- organ
* George Duvivier \- bass
* Arthur Edgehill \- drums

## References

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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. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 6, 2012
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 6, 2012

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Studio albums|

* Cookbook (1958)
* Jaws (1958)
* Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958)
* Cookbook Volume 3 (1958)
* Smokin' (1958)
* Very Saxy (1959)
* Jaws in Orbit (1959)
* Bacalao (1959)
* With Shirley Scott (1960)
* Misty (1960)
* Afro-Jaws (1960)
* Battle Stations (1960)
* Trane Whistle (1960)
* Tough Tenors (1960)
* Griff & Lock (1960)
* The Midnight Show (1961)
* Lookin' at Monk! (1961)
* Blues Up & Down (1961)
* Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
* Jawbreakers (1962)
* Goin' to the Meeting (1962)
* I Only Have Eyes for You (1962)
* Trackin' (1962)
* Lock, the Fox (1966)
* The Fox & the Hounds (1967)
* Love Calls (1968)
* Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)

Live albums|

* The Battle of Birdland (1954)
* The First Set (1961)
* The Tenor Scene (1961)
* The Late Show (1961)
* The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975)
* Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
* Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (1983)

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Shirley Scott

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

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)

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