Label: Original Jazz Classics
Release Date: January 9, 1959
Releases: January 11, 1994
Recording Time: 38 minutes
Recording Date: January 9, 1959
Styles: Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Saxophone Jazz
Release Date: January 9, 1959
Releases: January 11, 1994
Recording Time: 38 minutes
Recording Date: January 9, 1959
Styles: Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, New York Blues, Regional Blues, Saxophone Jazz
Arnett Cobb's debut for Prestige and his first recording as a leader in three years (due to a serious car accident in 1956) is an explosive affair. Cobb is matched up with fellow tough tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and there are plenty of sparks set off by their encounter. With organist Wild Bill Davis, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Arthur Edgehill keeping the proceedings heated, Cobb and Davis tangle on a variety of basic material, alternating uptempo romps such as "Go Power" and "Go Red Go" with slightly more sober pieces highlighted by "When I Grow Too Old to Dream." This is a great matchup (reissued on CD through the OJC imprint) that lives up to its potential.
by Scott Yanow
Personnel: Arnett Cobb (tenor saxophone); Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone); Strethen Davis, Wild Bill Davis (organ); George Duvivier (bass); Arthur Edgehill (drums).
Liner Note Authors: Ira Gitler; Tom Curry.
Liner Note Authors: Ira Gitler; Tom Curry.
Credits: Arnett Cobb - composer, primary artist, sax (tenor); Tom Curry - liner notes; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - performer, primary artist, sax (tenor); Strethen Davis - organ; Wild Bill Davis - organ; Phil DeLancie - digital remastering; George Duvivier - bass; Arthur Edgehill - drums; Esmond Edwards - supervisor; Ira Gitler - liner notes; Oscar Hammerstein II - composer; Sigmund Romberg - composer; Rudy Van Gelder - engineer.
Recording information: Hackensack, NJ (01/09/1959).
Recording information: Hackensack, NJ (01/09/1959).
Tracks: 1) When I Grow Too Old to Dream; 2) Go Power; 3) Dutch Kitchen Bounce; 4) Go Red Go; 5) The Eely One; 6) The Fluke.