Jaws in Orbit explained

Jaws in Orbit
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Cover:	Jaws in Orbit.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	May 1, 1959^[1]
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:04
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7171^[2]
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Prev Title:	Very Saxy
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Hear My Blues
Next Year:	1959

Jaws in Orbit is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott, recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The group that Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis led with organist Shirley Scott during the latter half of the 1950s was quite accessible and did a great deal to popularize the organ band in jazz."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis except as indicated

"Intermission Riff" (Ray Wetzel) - 6:24
"Can't Get Out of This Mood" (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:24
"Foxy" - 5:52
"Our Delight" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:21
"Bahia" (Ary Barroso) - 7:29
"Bingo Domingo" - 5:56

Personnel

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott - organ
Steve Pulliam - trombone
George Duvivier - bass
Arthur Edgehill - drums

Notes and References

Book: Bassically Speaking: An Oral History of George Duvivier. Edward. Berger. David. Chevan. May 20, 1993. Scarecrow Press. 9780810826915. Google Books.
Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 9, 2012
Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 9, 2012