Rent Eddie Lockjaw Davis '77 (1977)
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- Synopsis:
Norman Granz is one of the most important non-musicians in the history of jazz and no one has made a greater contribution to the staging, recording and filming of jazz concerts. This series of performances from the prestigious 'Montreux Jazz Festival' now makes a part of this legacy available on disc for the first time. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis had a distinctive and instantly recognisable "Tough" style of playing the saxophone, which earned him his equally distinctive nickname. Long associated with Count Basie he also had a distinguished solo career. This performance from 1977 sees him teamed with a dream line up featuring Oscar Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass and Jimmie Smith on drums, who combine brilliantly to deliver an outstanding concert.
Tracklisting:
1. This Can't Be Love
2. I Wished on the Moon
3. The Breeze and I
4. Angel Eyes
5. Telegraph
6. Land of Dreams
7. Blue Lou- Actors:
- Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Jimmie Smith, Nat Hentoff
- Directors:
- Claude Nobs, Norman Granz
- Producers:
- Norman Granz, Jean-Marc Bel
- Narrated By:
- Nat Hentoff
- Writers:
- Nat Hentoff, Jacques Muyal
- Aka:
- Eddie Lockjaw Davis: '77: Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux
- Studio:
- Eagle Vision
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
