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Maxwell Davis
real name Thomas Maxwell Davis
Independence, United States
Maxwell Davis is credited on 1,140 releases across 447 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,140
Credits
447
Albums
8
Decades active
290
In collections
Biography
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US tenor saxophonist, arranger and bandleader, best known for his work with independent West Coast R&B label Aladdin Records and related labels (often associated with Joe Josea). Some of his credits are shared with his wife Adelia Davis.
B. January 14, 1916 in Independence, Kansas - d. September 18, 1970 in Los Angeles, California
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,140 releases · 447 albums · active 1951–2026
- Performance · 1,576
- Production · 74
- Other credits · 41
Studios: Regal Theater · Sunset Sound Recorders · Radio Recorders · Custom Record Manufacturing Co.
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
At Last!
1960
Back To The Future (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
Live At The Regal
1965
Confessions
2004
Still Got The Blues
1990
Completely Well
1969
Ice Pickin'
1978
Lucille
1968
Bad Influence
1983
Anthology
2000
Play The Blues
1972
Blues
2019
From The Beginning
1968
Blues After Hours
1960
Singin' The Blues
1957
King Albert
1977
The Legend Of Elmore James
1969
Easy Listening Blues
1962
Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records
2021
Ladies & Gentlemen ... Mr. B.B. King
2012
Alive & Cool
1981
Back In The Alley
1971
Blues In My Heart
1963
Miss Etta James
1961
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- B.B. King
- Gary Moore
- Lowell Fulsom
- T-Bone Walker
- B. B. King
- Etta James
- Z.Z. Hill
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