Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Edward F. Davis, Jr.
2 albums · 1970s–1980s · LP · appears on 7 albums
Self-taught American jazz and rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist, born March 2, 1922 in New York City, New York, died November 3, 1986 in Culver City, California.
Davis played with Cootie Williams (1942-1944), Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1945-1946), Louis Armstrong, Count Basie (1952-1953, 1957 & 1964-1973), Shirley Scott (1955-1960), Johnny Griffin, Harry "Sweets" Edison and others, and in own groups.
Member of
- Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
- Clarke-Boland Big Band
- Count Basie Orchestra
- Gerald Wilson Orchestra
- Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
- Eddie Davis And His Beboppers
- Count Basie Big Band
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis Orchestra
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