Cookin' with Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums

by Shirley Scott, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Overview

Marking saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' centennial, the 2023 anthology Cookin' with Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums spotlights the ebulliently earthy collaborations between the tenor icon and organist Shirley Scott. As a key member of the Count Basie band of the 1950's, Davis established his authoritative style as one that could be throaty and gruff one minute and velvet-soft the next. However, it was his work with Scott -- an effusively gifted player steeped in gospel and blues -- from about 1955 to 1960 that cemented their legacies and helped to popularize the soulful, hard-swinging organ trio sound. Culled from several 1958 sessions, Cookbook, Vol. 1, Cookbook, Vol. 2, Cookbook, Vol. 3, and Smokin' (all featured here) remain some of the most potent and memorable of their recordings. They are joined by Scott's band of the time, including drummer Arthur Edgehill, reed player/flautist Jerome Richardson, and bassist George Duvivier. Together, they dig into a mix of standards and some originals that strike a warm balance between Basie-esque swing, bop, groove-oriented R&B, and slow-burning blues. Of the latter, the group's 12-minute take on Johnny Hodges' "In the Kitchen" on Vol. 1 is a standout, as is the steamy, gospel-inflected "The Rev" off Vol. 2. Equally engaging originals pop up along the way, including Davis' frenetic "Have Horn, Will Blow," the sparkling "The Chef", and the trio of food-themed cuts on Vol. 3: "Heat 'n' Serve," "The Goose Hangs High," and "Simmerin'." The standards are just as delicious, with Davis and Scott cutting deep into ballads like "My Old Flame" and "Stardust." ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2023
Label:	Craft Records
UPC:	0888072423879
Rank:	56938

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Have Horn, Will Blow
2. The Chef
3. But Beautiful
4. In the Kitchen
5. Three Deuces

Disc 2

6. The Rev
7. Stardust
8. Skillet
9. I Surrender, Dear
10. The Broilers

Disc 3

11. I'm Just a Lucky So and So
12. Heat 'N Serve
13. My Old Flame
14. The Goose Hangs High
15. Simmerin'
16. Strike Up the Band

Disc 4

17. High Fry
18. Smoke This
19. Pennies From Heaven
20. Pots and Pans
21. Jaws
22. It's a Blue World
23. Blue Lou

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shirley Scott   Primary Artist,Organ,Featured Artist
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Jerome Richardson   Flute,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Arthur Edgehill   Drums
George Duvivier   Bass,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Shirley Scott   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Recording,Mastering Engineer
Bob Wright   Composer
Bob Weinstock   Recording Supervision
Irving Mills   Composer
Chris Clough   Project Assistant
Duke Ellington   Composer
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis   Composer
Edgar Sampson   Composer
Mack David   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Esmond Edwards   Recording Supervision
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Sam Coslow   Composer
Edward Davis   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Recording
James Van Heusen   Composer
Nick Phillips   Producer,Compilation Producer
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Johnny Hodges   Composer
George Forrest   Composer
Al Jolson   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Gordon Clifford   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Paul Blakemore   Remastering,Mastering Engineer
Don Sebesky   Arranger
Vincent Rose   Composer
Harry Barris   Composer
Mason Williams   Project Supervisor
Robert Wright   Composer
Ann Ronell   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Henry H. Owings   Design,Art Direction
Willard Jenkins   Liner Notes
Chet Forrest   Composer
Ryan Jebavy   Editorial
Eddie Davis   Composer
Julie Jigour   Editorial