Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album)

Straight Ahead
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
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home (1976) Straight Ahead (1976) Lockjaw with Sweets (1976)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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

1. "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:41
2. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:20
3. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:05
4. "The Chef" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) – 3:52
5. "Gigi" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) – 4:22
6. "Last Train from Overbrook" (James Moody) – 6:19
7. "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 5:08
8. "I'll Never Be the Same" (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) – 5:13
9. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:59

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Keter Betts – bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

References

1. Pablo Records Discography: 1973–1976 accessed April 10, 2017
2. Discography of the Pablo Label, accessed April 10, 2017
3. Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis accessed April 10, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Straight Ahead – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.