Davis, Maxwell

Davis, Maxwell Thomas Maxwell Davis, 14 January 1916; Independence, KS – 18 September 1970; Los Angeles, CA Davis was a tenor sax player influenced by Coleman Hawkins, he moved to Los Angeles in 1937 and became a band leader and one of the most important songwriters , arrangers, and producers working on the West Coast in the 1940–1960 era. He helped to build the R&B sound of his time and influenced musicians like T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Floyd Dixon; as a top studio artist, he…