Jaws in Orbit

Jaws in Orbit
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Released	1959
Recorded	May 1, 1959[1]
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:04
Label	Prestige PRLP 7171[2]
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Very Saxy (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Hear My Blues (1959)
Shirley Scott chronology
Scottie Plays the Duke (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Soul Searching (1959)

Jaws in Orbit is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott, recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DownBeat	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The group that Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis led with organist Shirley Scott during the latter half of the 1950s was quite accessible and did a great deal to popularize the organ band in jazz."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

1. "Intermission Riff" (Ray Wetzel) - 6:24
2. "Can't Get Out of This Mood" (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:24
3. "Foxy" - 5:52
4. "Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:21
5. "Bahia" (Ary Barroso) - 7:29
6. "Bingo Domingo" - 5:56

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Shirley Scott - organ
• Steve Pulliam - trombone
• George Duvivier - bass
• Arthur Edgehill - drums

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. Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 9, 2012
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 9, 2012
5. DeMichael, Don (26 May 1960). "Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis: Jaws in Orbit". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 11. p. 28.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.