Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Heavy Hitter



Dem saxophones; I just can't get enough of them so here's another heavy hitting bebop album from 1979 which is pretty late in the game. And it's kinda weird that he returned to this sound when before this he released a bunch of albums that were organ fueled jazz (ones you hear in 70s porn). Kinda like what Grant Green did (also porn music).

So is it any good? Well of course it is, from start to finish this is some mighty fine bebop. It opens up with a killer bass line and then it just strolls on and on into wonderful saxophone riffing. The downside of this album for me is the lack of any original tunes. All of them are standards or famous tunes boggled up into jazz. That shouldn't be a bad thing but I would kinda want to hear some of his original things. Despite that it's still a highly enjoyable little jazz adventure. Have fun.

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