Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio recorded in 1976 and released on the Pablo label.[1][2][3]
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| Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | May 3, 1976 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | Pablo 2310-778 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic stated "A perfect example of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' playing, this superior quartet set features the tough-toned tenor swinging hard on standards, showing his warmth on ballads, and coming up with inventive ideas within the swing/bop tradition".[4]
Track listing
edit- "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:41
- "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:20
- "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:05
- "The Chef" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) – 3:52
- "Gigi" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) – 4:22
- "Last Train from Overbrook" (James Moody) – 6:19
- "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 5:08
- "I'll Never Be the Same" (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) – 5:13
- "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:59
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Pablo Records Discography: 1973–1976 accessed April 10, 2017
- ^ Discography of the Pablo Label, accessed April 10, 2017
- ^ Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis accessed April 10, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Straight Ahead – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.