DAVIS, EDDIE (LOCKJAW
). Jazz saxophonist ( in New York, New York). Self-taught, his first professional experiences were with New York groups, including Charles (Cootie
) Williams,
Lucius (Lucky
) Millinder
, Andy Kirk, and
Louis Armstrong
, during the years 1942-45. Thereafter he led his own group for seven years (1945-52), then joined
William (Count
) Basie
(1952-53). He reorganized his own groups, after 1955 leading a trio that often included
Shirley Scott...