Eddie ''Lockjaw'' Davis & Shirley Scott • Bacalao

When it came to tenor saxophonists, the late organist Shirley Scott had excellent taste. One of the big-toned tenor men she worked with extensively was Stanley Turrentine, whom she married; another was Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio in 1959, Bacalao is among the many solid hard bop/soul-jazz albums that resulted from Davis' association with Scott. The two of them enjoyed an incredibly strong rapport in the late '50s and early '60s, and they are very much in sync on Bacalao (which unites them with bassist George Duvivier, drummer Arthur Edgehill, and two Latin percussion men: Luis Perez and salsa giant Ray Barretto). The presence of Perez and Barretto gives the album some Afro-Cuban appeal, and both of them do well by Davis and Scott -- who are in fine form whether they turn their attention to two James Moody items ("Last Train From Overbrook" and "Dobbin' With Redd Foxx") or well-known pop standards (which include "That Old Black Magic," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "When Your Lover Has Gone," and "Come Rain or Come Shine"). In the liner notes that he wrote for Bacalao in 1959 or 1960, Amiri Baraka (formerly Leroi Jones) describes "Come Rain or Come Shine" and "That Old Black Magic" as "old beat-up tunes"; even back then, those Harold Arlen standards were considered warhorses. But Baraka also goes on to say that Davis and his colleagues revitalize the songs. 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.

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Cuando se trataba de saxofonistas tenores, la difunta organista Shirley Scott tenía un excelente gusto. Uno de los grandes tenores con los que trabajó extensamente fue Stanley Turrentine, con quien se casó; otro fue Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Grabado en el estudio de Rudy Van Gelder en Nueva Jersey en 1959, Bacalao es uno de los muchos álbumes sólidos de hard bop/soul-jazz que resultaron de la asociación de Davis con Scott. Los dos disfrutaron de una relación increíblemente fuerte a finales de los 50 y principios de los 60, y están muy sincronizados en Bacalao (que los une con el bajista George Duvivier, el baterista Arthur Edgehill, y dos hombres de percusión latina: Luis Pérez y el gigante de la salsa Ray Barretto). La presencia de Pérez y Barretto le da al disco un cierto atractivo afrocubano, y a ambos les va bien por parte de Davis y Scott - que están en buena forma ya sea que pongan su atención en dos temas de James Moody ("Last Train From Overbrook" y "Dobbin' With Redd Foxx") o en estándares pop muy conocidos (que incluyen "That Old Black Magic", "Sometimes I'm Happy", "When Your Lover Has Gone" y "Come Rain or Come Shine"). En las notas de línea que escribió para Bacalao en 1959 ó 1960, Amiri Baraka (antes Leroi Jones) describe "Come Rain or Come Shine" y "That Old Black Magic" como "viejas melodías desgastadas"; incluso en aquel entonces, esos estándares de Harold Arlen se consideraban caballos de guerra. Pero Baraka también dice que Davis y sus colegas revitalizan las canciones. El soul-jazz en combinación de órganos era todavía nuevo y fresco en 1959, y Scott ayudaba a Davis a encontrar nuevas formas de interpretar melodías muy familiares. Aunque no es esencial, Bacalao es un ejemplo gratificante de la capacidad de Davis para prosperar en un entorno de órgano/tenor.

Track Listings1. Last Train From Overbrook
2. Sometimes I'm Happy
3. That Old Black Magic
4. Fast Spiral
5. Dobbin' With Redd Foxx
6. Come Rain Or Come Shine
7. Dansero
8. When Your Lover Has Gone


Personnel:
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone);
Shirley Scott (organ);
George Duvivier (bass);
Luis Perez (bongos, conga);
Ray Barretto (conga);
Arthur Edgehill (drums).


Recorded at the Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 20, 1959.


PRLP 7178 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Shirley Scott - Bacalao
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone) Shirley Scott (organ) George Duvivier (bass) Arthur Edgehill (drums) Luis Perez (congas) Ray Barretto (bongos)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 20, 1959

1959 Come Rain Or Shine
1960 Last Train From Overbrook
1961 Dobbin' With Redd Foxx
1962 That Old Black Magic
1963 Sometimes I'm Happy
1964 Dancero
1965 Fast Spiral
1966 When Your Lover Has Gone

** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1090-2.

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