Jawbreakers (album)
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | April 18, 1962 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:38 | |||
| Label | Riverside JLP-39 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology | ||||
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| Harry "Sweets" Edison chronology | ||||
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Jawbreakers is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1][2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made for a logical combination for both had immediately recognizable sounds and could say an awful lot with one note... Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans as are the later Sweets-Lockjaw recordings".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Harry "Sweets" Edison except where noted
- "Oo-Ee!" - 5:15
- "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 5:20
- "Jawbreakers" - 6:36
- "Four" (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - 3:36
- "Moolah" - 4:39
- "A Gal in Calico" (Leo Robin, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:43
- "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:55
- "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 5:34
Personnel[edit]
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
- Hugh Lawson - piano
- Ike Isaacs - bass
- Clarence Johnston - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Riverside Records discography accessed July 13, 2012
- ^ Gallagher, B. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Harry Sweets Edison, accessed July 30, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 12, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
