Jaws (album)

For the film score by John Williams, see Jaws (soundtrack).
Jaws
Studio album by
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott
Released1959
RecordedSeptember 12, 1958[1]
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length36:20
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7154[2]
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
(1958) 		Jaws
(1959) 		The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2
(1958)
Shirley Scott chronology
The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook
(1958) 		Jaws
(1958) 		Scottie
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

Track listing

  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

References

  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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