Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis album) explained

Straight Ahead
Type:	Album
Artist:	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio
Cover:	Straight Ahead (Eddie Lockjaw Davis album).jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	May 3, 1976
Studio:	RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:59
Label:	Pablo 2310-778
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Prev Title:	Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Lockjaw with Sweets
Next Year:	1976

Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with the Tommy Flanagan Trio recorded in 1976 and released on the Pablo label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Allmusic stated "A perfect example of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' playing, this superior quartet set features the tough-toned tenor swinging hard on standards, showing his warmth on ballads, and coming up with inventive ideas within the swing/bop tradition".

Track listing

1. "Lover" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:41
2. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:20
3. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 4:05
4. "The Chef" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) – 3:52
5. "Gigi" (Frederick Loewe, Lerner) – 4:22
6. "Last Train from Overbrook" (James Moody) – 6:19
7. "The Good Life" (Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon) – 5:08
8. "I'll Never Be the Same" (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) – 5:13
9. "Watch What Happens" (Michel Legrand) – 5:59

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Keter Betts – bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/discography-1973-1976/#760503 Pablo Records Discography: 1973–1976
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/pablo.pdf Discography of the Pablo Label
3. Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis accessed April 10, 2017