Smokin' (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album)

Smokin′ is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label.[1]

Smokin'
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedSeptember 12 and December 5, 1958
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length35:04
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7301
ProducerEsmond 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)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [3]

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."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott except as indicated

  1. "High Fry" - 5:28
  2. "Smoke This" - 5:01
  3. "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 3:27
  4. "Pots and Pans" - 6:13
  5. "Jaws" - 3:38
  6. "It's a Blue World" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 6:04
  7. "Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 5:13

Personnel

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References

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