Afro-Jaws
Afro-Jaws
表演者: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: 黑胶
发行时间: 1961
唱片数: 1
出版者: Ojc
条形码: 0025218640329
专辑简介
Details
Playing time: 39 min.
Contributing artists: Ben Riley, Clark Terry, Ray Barretto
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Distributor: Fantasy (distributor)
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: AAD
Album notes
Personnel: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Phil Sunkel, John Bello (trumpet); Lloyd Mayers (piano); Larry Gales (bass); Ben Riley (drums); Ray Barretto (congas, bongos, quinto, percussion).
Recorded in New York, New York on May 4 & 12, 1961. Originally released on Riverside (9373). Includes original liner notes by Orrin Keepnews.
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
"Lockjaw" is the perfect nickname for Eddie Davis, since he used a rather tight-lipped embouchure to get that gritty, almost distorted sound on his tenor saxophone. On this 1961 Riverside release, Davis is teamed up with a Latin-jazz ensemble. Together, they perform memorable renditions of six Afro-Cuban compositions, plus a jazz standard ("Star Eyes").
Although the title track and "Alma Alegre (Happy Soul)" are rooted in blues, the other songs draw almost exclusively from the Afro-Cuban tradition. The use of a four-man trumpet section adds authenticity to this outing, as does the inclusion of percussionist Ray Barretto. This is an energetic album, featuring vigorous solos by Davis and all four trumpeters, and dense, fiery horn arrangements by Gil Lopez and Artie Azenzer. Though the performances are outstanding throughout, the scorchingly fast "Wild Rice" may be the record's high point.
曲目
1. Wild Rice
2. Guanco Lament
3. Tin Tin Deo
4. Jazz-a-Samba
5. Alma Alegre (Happy Soul)
6. Star Eyes
7. Afro-Jaws