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Title: Going Gently into the Night
Review: It's a real shame that so many Fantasy/OJC CDs have been deleted in the past year, with tenor saxman Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' "Gentle Jaws" being one of the numerous casualities. This Prestige reissue actually contains two albums originally made for the Moodsville division -- "The Red Garland Trio" (strangely also available asMoodsville, Volume 1) recorded December 11, 1959 featuring pianist Garland, Sam Jones on bass and Art Taylor on drums, and "Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis with Shirley Scott" (Moodsville 4) from January 31, 1960 with George Duvivier on bass and Arthur Edgehill on drums. As you might gather from the label name, these performances are more on the sultry side than the smokin' one. There are certainly more intense "Lockjaw" dates out there, particularly ones partnering organist Scott, but it's hard to pass up this two-fer at the current discounted price. Don't wait too long or "Gentle Jaws" will go gently into the night.
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