Jaws in Orbit

Jaws in Orbit
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Released 1959
Recorded May 1, 1959
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre Jazz
Length 35:04
Label Prestige
PRLP 7171
Producer Esmond 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.[1]

Reception

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Allmusic [2]

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".[2]

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. ↑ Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 9, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 9, 2012