Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album)
Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio recorded in 1976 and released on the Pablo label.[1][2][3]
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| Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | May 3, 1976 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | Pablo 2310-778 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Critical reception
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| Allmusic |   |
Allmusic stated "A perfect example of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' playing, this superior quartet set features the tough-toned tenor swinging hard on standards, showing his warmth on ballads, and coming up with inventive ideas within the swing/bop tradition".[4]
Track listing
- "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:41
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:20
- "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:05
- "The Chef" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) – 3:52
- "Gigi" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) – 4:22
- "Last Train from Overbrook" (James Moody) – 6:19
- "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 5:08
- "I'll Never Be the Same" (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) – 5:13
- "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:59
Personnel
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Keter Betts – bass
- Bobby Durham – drums
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References
- Pablo Records Discography: 1973–1976 accessed April 10, 2017
- Discography of the Pablo Label, accessed April 10, 2017
- Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis accessed April 10, 2017
- Yanow, Scott. Straight Ahead – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
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