Bacalao (album)

Bacalao is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.[2]

Bacalao
Studio album by
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
ReleasedAugust 1960[1]
RecordedDecember 20, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length43:26
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7178
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
The Red Garland Trio + Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
(1959)		 Bacalao
(1960)		 Person to Person
(1960)
Shirley Scott chronology
Soul Searching
(1959)		 Bacalao
(1959)		 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
(1960)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review states, "Organ combo soul-jazz was still new and fresh in 1959, and Scott was helping Davis find new ways to interpret very familiar melodies. Although not quite essential, Bacalao is a rewarding example of Davis' ability to thrive in an organ/tenor setting".[3]

Track listing
  1. "Last Train From Overbrook" (James Moody) – 5:07
  2. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 6:23
  3. "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:02
  4. "Fast Spiral" (Davis) – 4:35
  5. "Dobbin' with Redd Foxx" (Moody) – 5:29
  6. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Mercer) – 4:54
  7. "Dansero" (Lee Daniels, Richard Hayman, Sol Parker) – 5:33
  8. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 6:23

Personnel

References
  1. Billboard Sep 12, 1960
  2. Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 10, 2012
  3. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2012


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