Died On This Date (November 3, 1986) Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis / Jazz Great

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Edward “Lockjaw” Davis
March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis was an influential tenor saxophonist who, over the course of a career that spanned some 40 years played with may of jazz’s other greats. That list includes Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Stitt, Louis Armstrong, Fats Navarro, and Johnny Griffin. As a sideman, Davis was in high demand thanks to his abilities in several different genres like hard bob, swing, Latin jazz and soul. He also released numerous albums of his own on many of the industry’s most prestigious labels. Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis was 64 when he passed away on November 3, 1986.