AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release of Five Classic Albums by Jackie Davis, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
“Jumpin’ Jackie”; Hammond Gone Cha Cha”; “Meets The Trombones”; “Tiger On The Hammond” and “Big Beat Hammond”
Who do you think of when the subject of the Hammond organ in jazz comes up? If you had asked us here at AVID a while back we would have probably shouted Wild Bill Davis, Bill Doggett or Jimmy Smith! However that was until we discovered an unsung genius of the Hammond organ through an enthusiastic jazz listening customer who pointed us towards a certain Mr Jackie Davis. Himself influenced by both Davis and Doggett, Jackie Davis’s solo career began in 1951 where he was playing the clubs around Philadelphia. Regular touring around the U.S. led to the Hammond organ fast becoming his trademark instrument. Signed at first to Capitol records where he made many fine albums, he was later to sign to Warner Bros. His increasingly wild albums covered many musical areas but were always rooted in the jazz tradition. Jackie Davis was a very influential ambassador of the Hammond organ who can certainly be named as one of the real innovators on the instrument. His quoted disciples include both Shirley Scott and the great Jimmy Smith.
CD1
1-12: ‘Jumpin’ Jackie’
1. Across The Alley From The Alamo
2. Darn That Dream
3. I Got The Sun In The Morning
4. I Wonder When My Baby’s Coming Home
5. Isn’t It Romantic
6. What’s The Trouble
7. I’ve Hitched My Wagon To A Star
8. So Beats My Heart For You
9. Jumpin’ Jackie
10. Moonlight Becomes You
11. I’d Love To Take Orders From You
12. Coffee Time
13-24: ‘Hammond Gone Cha Cha’
13. Aint She Sweet
14. A Woman In Love
15. Rain On The Roof
16. Heat Wave
17. In A Little Spanish Town
18. Then I’ll Be Happy
19. Lady, Play Your Mandolin
20. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’
21. The Glow-Worm Cha Cha Cha
22. Perfidia
23. Love Is Just Around The Corner
24. Manana
25-30: ‘Meets The Trombones’
25. Yours Is My Heart Alone
26. Frenesi
27. When I’m With You
28. My! My!
29. There’s Something In The Air
30. Charleston Alley
CD2
1-4: ‘Meets The Trombones’
1. Falling In Love With Love
2. Gonna Get A Girl
3. Fascinating Rhythm
4. This Can’t Be Love
5-16: ‘Tiger On The Hammond’
5. You Took Advantage Of Me
6. You Forgot Your Gloves
7. Should I?
8. You Do Something To Me
9. Calypso Blues
10. Thou Swell
11. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
12. In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
13. I Don’t Want To Walk Without You
14. You And The Night And The Music
15. I’ve Got The World On A String
16. The Major And The Minor
17-26: ‘Big Beat Hammond’
17. Stompin’ At The Savoy
18. Shadow Waltz
19. Honeysuckle Rose
20. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry?
21. Sunday Punch
22. Stop, Look And Listen
23. The Song Is You
24. Sweet Sue, Just You
25. Strange Music
26. Time On My Hands
