Real name: Edward F. Davis, Jr.

Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 2023

Self-taught American jazz and rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist, born March 2, 1922 in New York City, New York, died November 3, 1986 in Culver City, California.
Davis played with Cootie Williams (1942-1944), Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1945-1946), Louis Armstrong, Count Basie (1952-1953, 1957 & 1964-1973), Shirley Scott (1955-1960), Johnny Griffin, Harry "Sweets" Edison and others, and in own groups.