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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

First Name: 
Eddie
Last Name: 
Davis
Alternate Name(s): 
Lockjaw, Jaws
Skills/Instrument: 
tenor saxophone
Gender: 
m
Date of Birth: 
March 2, 1922
Birthplace: 
New York, NY
Ethnicity:
African/African Descent
Region of Origin:
Northeast USA

Activities

sessions

Gerald Wilson 1945 (I) - Session
01/01/1945
Gerald Wilson 1945 (II) - Session
01/01/1945
Gerald Wilson October 29, 1945 - Session
10/29/1945
Gerald Wilson 1946 - Session
01/01/1946
Gerald Wilson 1946 (II) - Session
01/01/1946
Gerald Wilson April 1946 (I) - Session
04/01/1946
Gerald Wilson April 1946 (II) - Session
04/01/1946
Dizzy Gillespie July 6, 1946 - Session
07/06/1946
Miles Davis September 29, 1951 - Session
09/29/1951
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis July 16, 1956 - Session
07/16/1956
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 01/22/1957 - Session
01/22/1957
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis June 20, 1958 - Session
06/20/1958
Prestige All Stars April 29, 1959 - Session
04/29/1959
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis September 20, 1959 - Session
09/20/1959
Red Garland December 11, 1959 - Session
12/11/1959
Mildred Anderson January 20, 1960 - Session
01/20/1960
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis April 12, 1960 - Session
04/12/1960
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis September 20, 1960 - Session
09/20/1960
Johnny Griffin February 7, 1961 - Session
02/07/1961
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis November 15, 1962 - Session
11/15/1962
Dizzy Gillespie July 16, 1975 (A) - Session
07/16/1975
Oscar Peterson July 14, 1977 - Session
07/14/1977
Illinois Jacquet September 2, 1980 - Session
09/02/1980
Dizzy Gillespie & Illinois Jacquet September 6, 1980 - Session
09/06/1980
Dizzy Gillespie & Illinois Jacquet September 7, 1980 - Session
09/07/1980

tracks (personnel variances from session for individual track)

'Round Midnight - Track
As We All Know - Track
Blue Room - Track
Come On, Pretty Baby - Track
Guns of Navarone - Track
I Heard You Cried Last Night - Track
Nocturne - Track
Same to You - Track
Soft and Furry - Track
Stella By Starlight - Track
The Red Blues - Track
Wonder Why - Track

Issue Leader

25 Years of Prestige - issue-leader
Trane Whistle - issue-leader

Lyrics and/or Music

Beano - Song
Have Horn, Will Blow - Song
Jaws (Davis) - Song
Licks a Plenty - Song
Light and Lovely - Song
M-Squad Blues - Song
Scotty Boo - Song
Sheila - Song
The Chef - Song
Three Deuces - Song
Very Saxy - Song

Creative and Technical Activities

Lookin' at Monk - Issue
Lookin' at Monk - Issue