Bacalao (album) explained

Bacalao
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott
Cover:	Bacalao (album).jpg
Released:	August 1960^[1]
Recorded:	December 20, 1959
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:26
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7178
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Prev Title:	The Red Garland Trio + Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Person to Person
Next Year:	1960

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

Reception

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

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
• Shirley Scott – organ
• George Duvivier – bass
• Arthur Edgehill – drums
• Ray Barretto – bongos
• Luis Perez – bongos, congas

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=zR4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Blakey&pg=PA7 Billboard Sep 12, 1960
2. Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed July 10, 2012
3. Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2012