Smokin' (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album)

1964 studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott

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

The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3
(1958)

Smokin'
(1964)

Blow Arnett, Blow
(1959)

Shirley Scott chronology

The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3
(1958)

Smokin'
(1958)

Scottie Plays the Duke
(1959)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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."

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.
^ 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.

v t e 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)

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)

v t e 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)

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