Very Saxy
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{{Infobox album
| name = Very Saxy
| type = Studio
| artist = Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb
| cover = Very Saxy.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1959
| recorded = April 29, 1959
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:27
| label = Prestige
PR 7167
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
| prev_title = Blow Arnett, Blow
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Jaws in Orbit
| next_year = 1959
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Buddy Tate
| type = studio album
| prev_title = Swinging Like Tate
| prev_year = 1958
| title = Very Saxy
| year = 1959
| next_title = Tate's Date
| next_year = 1959
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2 = Allmusic
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/98 98]
}}
}}
Very Saxy is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins and Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.Payne, D. [http://www.dougpayne.com/shirley1.htm Shirley Scott discography], accessed July 6, 2012.
Reception
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected the album as part of its suggested Core Collection.{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-year = 1992|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-141-03401-0|pages = 338|chapter = Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis}}
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "a historic and hard-swinging jam session... the four tenors battle it out and the results are quite exciting".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/very-saxy-mw0000310467 Allmusic Review] accessed July 6, 2012.
Track listing
All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and George Duvivier except as indicated
- "Very Saxy" - 8:18
- "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) - 6:15
- "Fourmost" (Shirley Scott) - 5:22
- "Foot Pattin'" (Duvivier) - 8:53
- "Light and Lovely" - 9:55
Personnel
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
- Buddy Tate - tenor saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
- Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
- Shirley Scott - organ
- George Duvivier - bass
- Arthur Edgehill - drums
References
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Category:Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis albums
Category:Coleman Hawkins albums
Category:Albums produced by Esmond Edwards
Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio