Jawbreakers (album)

Jawbreakers
Studio album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Harry "Sweets" Edison
Released	1962
Recorded	April 18, 1962 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Riverside JLP-39
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
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Jawbreakers is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis always made for a logical combination for both had immediately recognizable sounds and could say an awful lot with one note... Easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans as are the later Sweets-Lockjaw recordings".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Harry "Sweets" Edison except as indicated

1. "Oo-Ee!" - 5:15
2. "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 5:20
3. "Jawbreakers" - 6:36
4. "Four" (Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson) - 3:36
5. "Moolah" - 4:39
6. "A Gal in Calico" (Leo Robin, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:43
7. "I've Got a Crush on You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:55
8. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 5:34

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - tenor saxophone
• Harry "Sweets" Edison - trumpet
• Hugh Lawson - piano
• Ike Isaacs - bass
• Clarence Johnston - drums

References