Maxwell Davis • Maxwell Davis And His Tenor Sax

 

Maxwell was born and educated in Kansas. At the age of 17, he joined the Gene Coy band and travelled extensively throughout the mid- and northwest parts of the country. In 1937, he moved to Los Angeles, joining the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Davis worked as a freelance arranger and musician for many companies, including Black & White, Specialty, 4 Star, Aladdin, Modern, Crown, Kent, Capitol, Imperial and Miltone, where he accompanied vocalists such as Jo Evans, Helen Humes, Kay Thomas, T-Bone Walker and Ernie Andrews. In 1948, he contracted with Aladdin Records in Beverly Hills where he recorded with musicians/ singers such as Amos Milburn, Peppermint Harris, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon and Calvin Boze. During this period, his wife, Adelia, described a special arrangement Maxwell made with Louis Jordan, famous band director, who had lost all of his band arrangements in a fire. Jordan asked Maxwell to accompany him on his upcoming tour, while writing his replacement arrangements. She and Maxwell followed the band to several east coast cities with the understanding that Maxwell would get the additional opportunity to play with the band at the famous Apollo Theater in New York. This was very exciting for him.

Modern/ Kent probably kept him employed the steadiest throughout the '50s and '60s; he worked with Pee Wee Crayton, Etta James, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Lowell Fulson, Z.Z. Hill, and plenty more on the Bihari Brothers' star-studded roster. By 1954, Maxwell was working as full-time arrange/producer for Modern producing several hits with B.B. King, Jesse Belvin, The Teen Queens, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Richard Berry, The Cadets, The Jacks and many others. He arranged and recorded several albums in tribute to the Big Band Era. He continued recording sessions right up until the day before he died, September, 1970.
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Maxwell nació y se educó en Kansas. A los 17 años, se unió a la banda de Gene Coy y viajó por todo el centro y noroeste del país. En 1937 se trasladó a Los Ángeles y se incorporó a la orquesta de Fletcher Henderson. Davis trabajó como arreglista y músico independiente para muchas compañías, entre ellas Black & White, Specialty, 4 Star, Aladdin, Modern, Crown, Kent, Capitol, Imperial y Miltone, donde acompañó a vocalistas como Jo Evans, Helen Humes, Kay Thomas, T-Bone Walker y Ernie Andrews. En 1948, firmó un contrato con Aladdin Records en Beverly Hills, donde grabó con músicos/cantantes como Amos Milburn, Peppermint Harris, Charles Brown, Floyd Dixon y Calvin Boze. Durante este periodo, su mujer, Adelia, describió un acuerdo especial que Maxwell hizo con Louis Jordan, famoso director de banda, que había perdido todos los arreglos de su banda en un incendio. Jordan pidió a Maxwell que le acompañara en su próxima gira, mientras escribía los arreglos que le sustituirían. Ella y Maxwell siguieron a la banda a varias ciudades de la costa este con el acuerdo de que Maxwell tendría la oportunidad adicional de tocar con la banda en el famoso Apollo Theater de Nueva York. Esto fue muy emocionante para él.

Modern/ Kent probablemente fue el que le mantuvo empleado de forma más constante durante los años 50 y 60; trabajó con Pee Wee Crayton, Etta James, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Lowell Fulson, Z.Z. Hill y muchos más en la lista de estrellas de los Bihari Brothers. En 1954, Maxwell trabajaba como arreglista/productor a tiempo completo para Modern produciendo varios éxitos con B.B. King, Jesse Belvin, The Teen Queens, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Richard Berry, The Cadets, The Jacks y muchos otros. Arregló y grabó varios álbumes en homenaje a la era de la Big Band. Continuó grabando sesiones hasta el día antes de su muerte, en septiembre de 1970.
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Tracks:
1 - Blue Tango
2 - Popsicle
3 - Blue Shuffle
4 - Glory of Love
5 - Hey, Good Lookin'
6 - Joe Louis Story Theme
7 - Gomain Nasai
8 - Ooh!
9 - Hey Boy
10 - C'est Si Bon
11 - Look Sharp
12 - Strange Sensation
13 - Kiss me Again
14 - Hot Point
15 - No Other Love
16 - Charmaine

2015 TP4 Music
Aladdin Records recordings from the 1950s. Core tracks were originally released as a 10" in 1954.

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