Smokin′ is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1958 for the Prestige label.Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography, accessed July 9, 2012.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Together the group swings hard on basic originals, blues and an occasional ballad, showing why this type of accessible band was so popular during the era."Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed July 9, 2012.
Track listing All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott except as indicated "High Fry" - 5:28 "Smoke This" - 5:01 "Pennies from Heaven" (Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 3:27 "Pots and Pans" - 6:13 "Jaws" - 3:38 "It's a Blue World" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 6:04 "Blue Lou" (Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 5:13
Personnel Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone Shirley Scott - organ Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone (track 1), flute (track 2), tenor saxophone (track 5) George Duvivier - bass Arthur Edgehill - drums
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