Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Jaws Strikes Again

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:53
Size: 147,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:38)  1. Don't Worry About Me
(5:17)  2. The Man I Love
(8:45)  3. Light And Lovely
(4:30)  4. Stompin' At The Savoy
(4:09)  5. When Sunny Gets Blue
(3:26)  6. Blue And Sentimental
(6:09)  7. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
(5:31)  8. When Your Lover Has Gone
(7:00)  9. Pennies From Heaven
(6:03) 10. After You've Gone
(7:20) 11. Candy

Possessor of a cutting and immediately identifiable tough tenor tone, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis could hold his own in a saxophone battle with anyone. Early on, he picked up experience playing with the bands of Cootie Williams (1942-1944), Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1945-1946), and Louis Armstrong. He began heading his own groups from 1946 and Davis' earliest recordings as a leader tended to be explosive R&B affairs with plenty of screaming from his horn; he matched wits successfully with Fats Navarro on one session. Davis was with Count Basie's Orchestra on several occasional (including 1952-1953, 1957, and 1964-1973) and teamed up with Shirley Scott's trio during 1955-1960. During 1960-1962, he collaborated in some exciting performances and recordings with Johnny Griffin, a fellow tenor who was just as combative as Davis. After temporarily retiring to become a booking agent (1963-1964), Davis rejoined Basie. In his later years, Lockjaw often recorded with Harry "Sweets" Edison and he remained a busy soloist up until his death. Through the decades, he recorded as a leader for many labels, including Savoy, Apollo, Roost, King, Roulette, Prestige/Jazzland/Moodsville, RCA, Storyville, MPS, Black & Blue, Spotlite, SteepleChase, Pablo, Muse, and Enja. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-lockjaw-davis-mn0000166025/biography

Personnel:  Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone;  Wild Bill Davis – organ;  Billy Butler – guitar;  Oliver Jackson – drums

Jaws Strikes Again

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Wild Bill Davis - All Right, Ok, You Win

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:11
Size: 135.5 MB
Styles: B3 Organ Jazz-blues
Year: 1976/1998
Art: Front

[4:03] 1. On The Green Dolphin Street
[5:26] 2. When Your Lover Has Gone
[5:41] 3. Whispering
[4:17] 4. All Right, Ok, You Win
[7:15] 5. Exactly Like You
[6:54] 6. Pennies From Heaven
[5:58] 7. After You've Gone
[5:43] 8. Blues For Joe (Take 2)
[4:02] 9. Exactly Like You (Take 1)
[4:57] 10. All Right, Ok, You Win (Take 1)
[4:50] 11. When Your Lover Is Gone (Take 1)

Wild Bill Davis (hammond organ), Billy Butler (guitar), Oliver Jackson (drums), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor sax). Recorded in Paris, France, on January 21 & 22, 1976.

Before Jimmy Smith and the seemingly thousands of Hammond B-3 organ players who sprang up in his wake there was Wild Bill Davis, who gently grafted a little touch of blues to swing and gave credence to the idea of the organ trio. This session, recorded in Paris on January 21 and 22, 1976, features Davis with a souped-up ensemble of Billy Butler on guitar, Oliver Jackson on drums, and on four tracks, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on tenor sax. It's a pleasant, flowing set highlighted by the title tune, "All Right, OK, You Win," and a sturdy version of "Blues for Joe." ~Steve Leggett

All Right, Ok, You Win mc
All Right, Ok, You Win zippy

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King Curtis - Night Train

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:54
Size: 147,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:45)  1. Fever
(4:53)  2. Honky Tonk
(2:36)  3. So Rare
(2:33)  4. Tippin' In
(2:23)  5. You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
(3:00)  6. Tuxedo Junction
(2:48)  7. The Hucklebuck
(3:00)  8. Lean Baby
(3:57)  9. Harlem Nocturne
(3:00) 10. Night Train
(2:54) 11. Soft
(4:11) 12. Free for All
(3:53) 13. Easy Like
(2:17) 14. Hot Saxes
(2:18) 15. I'll Wait for You
(2:22) 16. The Party Time Twist
(2:36) 17. Low Down
(2:09) 18. Keep Movin'
(2:13) 19. (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist
(2:59) 20. Slow Motion
(2:31) 21. Firefly
(2:25) 22. Something Frantic

King Curtis, R&B's great tenor sax player, rides grooves like a cowboy does unruly steeds. Curtis blows ferociously but is always in control, unlike Junior Walker, whose sax seems to be cussing you out at times (which is Walker's charm). Accompanied by several noted jazz artists Jack McDuff (organ), Eric Gale (guitar), Willie Rodriguez (bongos, conga), and Ray Lucas (drums) Curtis serenades and balms on "Harlem Nocturne," bops-u-silly on "Honky Tonk," and boogies on "The Hucklebuck" and "(Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist." But those are only a small part of the 22 tracks, all of which emphasize Curtis' patented groove and powerful exhortations. 

Engineer Rudy Van Gelder keeps the sound squeaky clean and the levels balanced. Excellent party or card game music. ~ Andrew Hamilton https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-train-mw0000644718  

Personnel: King Curtis (alto & tenor saxophones); Billy Butler, Eric Gale (guitar); Jack McDuff (organ); Bob Bushnell (bass); Ray Lucas (drums); Willie Rodriguez (bongoes, congas).

Night Train

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Bill Doggett - Wow!

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:10
Size: 78,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:36)  1. Wow!
(3:52)  2. Oo-Da
(8:06)  3. Ol' Mose Blues
(2:48)  4. Happy Soul Time
(2:42)  5. The Kicker
(2:36)  6. Mudcat
(3:12)  7. Ram-Bunk-Shush
(3:35)  8. Slow Talk
(4:39)  9. Fatso

This 1965 set by organist Bill Doggett's band is well-played and spirited but quite lightweight. The nine selections are mostly blues-oriented jams without any memorable melodies, stirring solos, or moments that lift the program above the routine. The rather brief results are pleasant and groovin' but rather predictable. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/wow%21-mw0000000416

Personnel: Bill Doggett (organ); Billy Butler (guitar); Andrew Ennis (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Edwin Starr (percussion).

Wow!

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Sonny Stitt - Soul Classics

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:14
Size: 119.6 MB
Styles: Soul jazz
Year: 1988/2006
Art: Front

[7:11] 1. Soul Shack
[6:39] 2. When Sunny Gets Blue
[5:50] 3. Night Crawler
[3:49] 4. Goin' Down Slow
[5:14] 5. Night Letter
[4:05] 6. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
[8:34] 7. Walk On By
[3:27] 8. Lover Man
[7:22] 9. Goin' To D.C

Sonny Stitt (alto, tenor & Varitone saxophones); Virgil Jones (trumpet); Hank Jones (piano); Jack McDuff, Don Patterson, Gene Ludwig, Leon Spencer (organ); Eddie Diehl, Pat Martino, Grant Green, Billy Butler, Melvin Sparks (guitar); Leonard Gaskin, George Duvivier (bass); Herbie Lovelle, Art Taylor, Billy James, Idris Muhammad, Randy Gelispie (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Fine playing, frequently galvanizing solos.1988 reissue of cuts from 1962-1972. ~ Ron Wynn

Soul Classics

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Alberta Hunter - Look For The Silver Lining

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:39
Size: 75,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. Without Rhythm
(3:28)  2. Look For The Silver Lining
(3:13)  3. Now I'm Satisfied
(3:09)  4. Georgia On My Mind
(2:32)  5. J'ai Deux Amours
(3:42)  6. Black Man
(3:09)  7. He's Funny That Way
(2:49)  8. Somebody Loves Me
(3:54)  9. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(3:28) 10. Somebody Told Me

Classic blues singer Alberta Hunter's final recording (made when she was 87, two years before her death) is as powerful as her previous three Columbia albums. The legendary delightful singer puts plenty of feeling into "Look for the Silver Lining," "He's Funny That Way," "Somebody Loves Me" and four of her originals. 

As was true of each of her final sets, Hunter is joined by the Gerald Cook quartet and several veteran horn players (trumpeters Doc Cheatham and Jonah Jones, trombonist Vic Dickenson and tenorman Budd Johnson), all of whom sound quite happy to be supporting the ancient yet ageless singer. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/look-for-the-silver-lining-mw0000312123

Featuring : Alberta Hunter (vocals), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Jonah Jones (trumpet), Frank Anderson (hammond organ), Billy Butler (guitar), Jimmy Lewis (bass), Butch Miles (drums), Vishnu Wood (bass)

Look For The Silver Lining

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Gene Ammons - The Boss Is Back!

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:16
Size: 168,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:27)  1. Tastin' the Jug
(7:59)  2. I Wonder
(8:48)  3. Ger-ru
(6:06)  4. Here's That Rainy Day
(6:47)  5. Madame Queen
(5:34)  6. The Jungle Boss
(5:10)  7. Jungle Strut
(6:03)  8. Didn't We
(5:04)  9. He's a Real Gone Guy
(5:41) 10. Feeling Good
(4:06) 11. Blue Velvet
(4:26) 12. Son of a Preacher Man

The executives at Prestige must have been felt ecstatic when they heard Gene Ammons first play after his release from a very severe seven-year jail sentence. The great tenor proved to still be in his prime, his huge sound was unchanged and he was hungry to make new music. This CD, which completely reissues the first two LPs Ammons cut after his return (The Boss Is Back! and Brother Jug!) rewards repeated listenings. The first date (in an acoustic quintet with pianist Junior Mance) hints at his earlier bop-based music while the numbers from the following day (with organist Sonny Phillips) find Ammons playing over a couple of boogaloo vamps very much of the period. Actually it is his ballad statements (particularly "Here's That Rainy Day," "Feeling Good" and even "Didn't We") that really make this CD memorable, although on "He's a Real Gone Guy" Ammons shows that he had not forgotten how to jam the blues either. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-boss-is-back!-mw0000111625

Personnel: Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Billy Butler (guitar); Houston Person, Prince James (tenor saxophone); Junior Mance (piano); Sonny Phillips (organ); Bob Bushnell (electric bass); Frank Jones , Frankie Jones, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums); Candido , Candido Camero (congas).

The Boss Is Back!

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Billy Butler - Don't Be That Way

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:52
Size: 155.4 MB
Styles: Soul-jazz
Year: 2001/2008
Art: Front

[5:56] 1. Don't Be That Way
[6:09] 2. Jelly Jelly
[6:16] 3. Lullabies In Rhythm
[4:29] 4. Straighten Up And Fly Right
[5:23] 5. You Go To My Head
[3:59] 6. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
[6:07] 7. Blues For Marian
[3:56] 8. Cherry
[5:03] 9. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
[5:27] 10. In The Evening
[8:03] 11. Satin Doll
[6:57] 12. April In Paris

Billy Butler (December 15, 1925 – March 20, 1991) was an American soul jazz guitarist born in Philadelphia.

He played with The Harlemaires, Tommy Flanagan, tenor saxophonist Floyd "Candy" Johnson, Houston Person, organist Harry "Doc" Bagby, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Smith, David "Fathead" Newman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Bill Doggett, King Curtis, Sammy Price, William (Wild Bill) Davison, Dinah Washington, Panama Francis, Johnny Hodges, Norris Turney, Al Casey, Jackie Williams and others.

He also co-wrote, with Bill Doggett, the 1956 R&B hit "Honky Tonk". He was with the Doggett band from 1954 to 1964 and recorded many albums with the organist.

Don't Be That Way

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Billy Butler - Night Life

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:06
Size: 155.9 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[9:26] 1. Blow For The Crossing
[4:02] 2. Golden Earrings
[4:16] 3. The Thumb
[5:45] 4. Honky Tonk
[3:01] 5. B+B Calypso
[5:42] 6. Seven Come Eleven
[3:27] 7. Medley: Autumn Nocturne/You Go To My Head
[5:12] 8. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
[4:55] 9. Girl Talk
[5:42] 10. Dancing On The Ceiling
[3:50] 11. Hold It
[4:08] 12. Evening Dreams
[3:46] 13. The Butler Did It
[4:47] 14. Sweet Georgia Brown

Billy Butler is well known to guitarists only, as the co-author of the early R&B funked-up standard "Honky Tonk," with organist Bill Doggett. The two albums featured in this single disc two-fer reissue -- Guitar Soul and Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, both released in 1970 -- offer a wider view of the man and his music. The opening track on Guitar Soul is a cut worthy of the Meters in its New Orleans-styled second-line funk called "Blow for the Crossing." Nine and a half minutes in length, it's dark, spooky, greasy, and funky as hell. With Seldon Powell on tenor, Sonny Phillips on organ, Specs Powell on drums, and Bob Bushnell on bass, it's a jam du jour. Everybody solos, but Butler and Phillips are the pair that bend the tune all over the place like Gumby on Pokey. With an elongated melodic line played by Powell on the saxophone and punched-up by the drums, there's nothing to keep the body still in its massive groove-o-phonics. But the almighty groove wasn't Butler's only strength. With a saxophonist like Houston Person, he could play the most elegant swing -- as in their read of the Rodgers & Hart classic "Dancing on the Ceiling" on the second half of the album, or as a solo guitarist he could play from the Montoya fake book as he does on "Golden Earrings," with a classical guitar. There's even a reworked version of "Honky Tonk" here that adds the explosiveness of Butler's playing to the grove of the original. Further, there's the gorgeous jazz-only medley of "Autumn Nocturne" and "You Go to My Head," where Butler and Seldon Powell reach for the most subtle nuances possible to get the melodic idea across by understatement. Solos wind into one another, each one keeping the melodic fragment inherent in the harmonic changes of the breaks so it's there, in both tunes, ever present like a ghost that can't decide which direction to turn and just hovers there. The wildest tune on the Person sessions on the second half of the album is Neil Hefti and Booby Troup's "Girl Talk." Before this I could never have imagined hearing this tune as an instrumental, but it works like grease on a bicycle chain with Butler punching up the melody and bending his strings all over it to make the language impenetrable to all but his rhythm section, and Person who flies over the top making the simple pop song into a work of groove jazz artistry. This disc is a welcome introduction to one of the great, all-but-lost talents in jazz history. Billy Butler was a guitarist's guitarist and an innovator in both production and arrangements. This disc is solid from top to bottom and reveals the restless spirit of a quiet yet demanding artist. ~Thom Jurek

Night Life

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