A beautiful tribute to one of the first great pairings of Hammond and tenor – the saxophone of
Eddie Lockjaw Davis and the organ of
Shirley Scott – presented here in four classic albums that would forever change the face of jazz! The "cookbook" in the title is a reference to the name of the first three records in the set – The
Eddie Lockjaw Davis Cookbook records, volumes 1 to 3 – and the set is completed
with the great album Smokin, which also pairs
Scott and
Davis together! The records were key dates for both players – for
Davis, a way to firmly move into the world of jazz after roots in more R&B-styled recordings – on long tracks that really showed the world what a tremendous soloist he could be when he had the chance to stretch out. And for
Scott, a way to showcase her budding talents on the Hammond – in ways that have a lot more bite than her later trio sides, and which also mark her as a different organ jazz stylist from contemporary Jimmy Smith. All four records here are presented
with a new set of notes, and in a really wonderful package overall – finally together after all these years!