''Very Saxy'' is an album by saxophonist

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened in "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

with

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All A ...

Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Yanow, Scot"Coleman Hawkins: Artist Biography" AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2013. One of the first p ...

and Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the

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label.Payne, D
Shirley Scott discography
accessed July 6, 2012.

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which were (at the time of publication) currently available in Europe or the United States. The first nine editions were compiled b ...

'' selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection. The

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review awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "a historic and hard-swinging jam session... the four tenors battle it out and the results are quite exciting".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
accessed July 6, 2012.

Track listing

''All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and George Duvivier except as indicated'' # "Very Saxy" - 8:18 # "

Lester Leaps In "Lester Leaps In" is a jazz standard originally recorded by Count Basie's Kansas City Seven in 1939. The composition, credited to the group's tenor saxophone player Lester Young, is a head arrangement based on the chord progression of " I Got Rhyt ...

" (

Lester Young Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist. Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most ...

) - 6:15 # "Fourmost" (Shirley Scott) - 5:22 # "Foot Pattin'" (Duvivier) - 8:53 # "Light and Lovely" - 9:55

Personnel

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

- tenor saxophone *

- tenor saxophone * Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone *

Shirley Scott Shirley Scott (March 14, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was an American jazz organist. Her music was noted for its mixture of bebop, blues and gospel elements. She was known by the nickname "Queen of the Organ". Life and career Scott was born in Phi ...

- organ * George Duvivier - bass *

Arthur Edgehill Clifford Arthur Edgehill (born July 21, 1926, Feather, Leonard G. (1960''The Encyclopedia of Jazz'', p. 189. Horizon Press At Google Books. Retrieved 28 April 2013. originally spelled Edghill) is an American hard bop jazz drummer active in the 1 ...

- drums

References

{{Authority control Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis albums Coleman Hawkins albums 1959 albums Albums produced by Esmond Edwards Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Prestige Records albums