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Electrifying Track: The Eely One

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Marc Myers
Jun 20, 2018
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In January 1959, tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb was teamed with fellow tenor player Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, organist Wild Bill Davis, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Arthur Edgehill on a Prestige album called Blow Arnett, Blow. On The Eely One, a walking blues by Cobb, the tough tenors take turns snaking through solos. Cobb takes the first, with smoke…

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