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Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Definition and Overview |
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Edward Davis (March 2, 1922 - November 3, 1986), who performed and recorded as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
He played with Cootie Williams, Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie, as well as leading his own bands and making many recordings as a leader. He played in the swing, bop, hard bop, Latin jazz, and soul jazz genres. Some of his recordings of the 1940s also could be classified as rhythm and blues.
He was influential on Harry Gibson
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Example Usage of Lockjaw |
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DebbieBluebird: Going 2 go chiilax,still a bit gobsmacked from Drs. DPT immunization, bit achy & pathetic. Beats getting diptheria,whooping cough or Lockjaw |
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taimeezy: Legacy: getting a Happy Founders Day text from my pops. Big ups to 5OOSp85 - Lockjaw #APhiA |
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Killerwit: When the chick has braces and the onset of Lockjaw #worstjobs |
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