Eddie Davis
Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened to "Jaws"): it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard on the saxophone mouthpiece. Other theories have been put forward. |
Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died November 3, 1986 (Culver City (city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Notes: Also known as Lockjaw Davis.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive | OR-159-A | 10-in. | 12/31/1951 | Groovin' high | Artists vary | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Excelsior | OR-159-B | 10-in. | 12/31/1951 | I've got a right to sing the blues | Artists vary | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Mercury | C-825 | 10-in. | 7/23/1952 | Hob nail boogie | Count Basie Orchestra ; Norman Granz | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Mercury | C-827 | 10-in. | 7/22/1952 | Paradise squat | Count Basie Orchestra ; Eddie Davis ; Norman Granz | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Roost | 1121 | 10-in. | approximately 1950 | Please don't talk about me when I'm gone | Eddie Davis ; Bill Doggett | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Roost | 1123 | 10-in. | approximately 1950 | Blues in my heart | Eddie Davis ; Bill Doggett | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Roost | 1188 | 10-in. | approximately 1955 | I only have eyes for you | Eddie Davis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Roost | 1189 | 10-in. | approximately 1955 | Chihuahua | Eddie Davis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Mercury | 3856 | 10-in. | 2/1/1951 | Strange love | Jim Wynn and Band ; Robert "Snake" Sims | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Mercury | 3858 | 10-in. | 2/1/1951 | Dog house blues | Jim Wynn and Band ; Robert "Snake" Sims | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-174 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | Glamour girl | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-175 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | Strollin' with bones | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-176 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | The sun went down | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-177 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | You don't love me | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-178 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | Travelin' blues | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-179 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | The hustle is on | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-180 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | Baby broke my heart | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Imperial | IM-181 | 10-in. | 4/5/1950 | Evil hearted woman | T-Bone Walker | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 72177 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Hurry hurry | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 72178 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Darlin' | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 72179 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | I can't see for lookin' | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 72180 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Who threw the whiskey in the well | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 72181 | 10-in. | 5/25/1944 | Lover man | Lucky Millinder Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 73161 | 10-in. | 11/27/1945 | Get together with the Lord | The Jubalaires ; Andy Kirk | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 73162 | 10-in. | 11/27/1945 | I know | The Jubalaires ; Andy Kirk | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 73163 | 10-in. | 11/27/1945 | Soothe me | The Jubalaires ; Andy Kirk | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | ||
| Decca | 73264 | 1/3/1946 | He's my baby | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73265 | 1/3/1946 | Alabama bound | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73266 | 1/3/1946 | Soothe me | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73267 | 1/3/1946 | Doggin' man blues | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73590 | 5/23/1946 | I don't know what I'd do without you | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73591 | 5/23/1946 | I'm so lonesome I could cry | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73751 | 12/2/1946 | Now you tell me | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73752 | 12/2/1946 | Louella | Andy Kirk Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73753 | 12/2/1946 | So soon | The Four Knights | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 73754 | 12/2/1946 | I'm falling for you | The Four Knights | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 119508 | 8/16/1967 | Green onions | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Signature | SRC 841 | 10-in. | 5/4/1946 | Surgery | Eddie Davis Quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Signature | SRC 842 | 10-in. | May 1946 | Lockjaw | Eddie Davis Quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Signature | SRC 843 | 10-in. | May 1946 | Afternoon in a doghouse | Eddie Davis Quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Signature | SRC 844 | 10-in. | May 1946 | Athlete's foot | Eddie Davis Quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | L 14618 | 8/16/1967 | Goin' out of my head | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14619 | 8/16/1967 | Hang on sloopy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14620 | 8/16/1967 | Green onions | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14621 | 8/16/1967 | Knock on wood | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14622 | 8/15/1967 | Bright lights, big city | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14623 | 8/15/1967 | Mercy, mercy, mercy | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14624 | 8/15/1967 | Don't let the sun catch you crying-1 | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14625 | 8/15/1967 | Ain't too proud to beg | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14626 | 8/17/1967 | Let the good times roll | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14627 | 8/17/1967 | Reach out, I'll be there | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14628 | 8/17/1967 | In the heat of the night | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14629 | 8/17/1967 | Memphis, Tennessee | Count Basie Orchestra | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14785 | 1/4/1968 | I was made to love her (the way I love you) | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14786 | 1/3/1968 | Respect | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14787 | 1/4/1968 | I never loved a woman (The way I love you) | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14788 | 1/3/1968 | Chain gang | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14789 | 1/3/1968 | Uptight (Everything's alright) | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14790 | 1/3/1968 | Ode to Billy Joe | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14791 | 1/3/1968 | My girl | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14792 | 1/3/1968 | For your precious love | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14793 | 1/3/1968 | (I can't get no) Satisfaction | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14794 | 1/4/1968 | In the midnight hour | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14795 | 1/4/1968 | Funky Broadway | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | L 14796 | 1/4/1968 | Even when you cry | Count Basie | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Eddie," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103111.
Davis, Eddie. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103111.
"Davis, Eddie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
Discogs: Eddie Davis
Allmusic: Eddie Davis
Grove: Eddie Davis
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81035954
Wikidata: Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1282884
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/64191447
MusicBrainz: Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/defbbe54-02dd-4df1-a5b7-31724ff02133
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/70399 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/70399
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