Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Jaw's Blues (1981)

The tough-toned and always-passionate tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis is in typically combative form on this quartet date. Joined by pianist Horace Parlan, bassist Reggie Johnson, and drummer Alvin Queen, Davis romps through seven standards (including "I'll Remember April," "Broadway," and "On Green Dolphin Street") plus his own basic "Jaw's Blues." No revelations occur during the session (recorded live in Munich), but the CD does give one an opportunity to hear Davis and Parlan interacting. Fans of the tenor will want this swinging set.~Scott Yanow