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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

New York City, United States

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis is credited on 1,588 releases across 389 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,588

Credits

389

Albums

8

Decades active

119

In collections

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Self-taught American jazz and rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist, born March 2, 1922 in New York City, New York, died November 3, 1986 in Culver City, California.
Davis played with Cootie Williams (1942-1944), Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1945-1946), Louis Armstrong, Count Basie (1952-1953, 1957 & 1964-1973), Shirley Scott (1955-1960), Johnny Griffin, Harry "Sweets" Edison and others, and in own groups.

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1,588 releases · 389 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Performance · 2,112
  • Other credits · 149

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Montreux Jazz Festival · T.T.G. Studios · Birdland

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