[2] It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened to "Jaws"): it is either said that it came from the title of a tune or from his way of biting hard on the saxophone mouthpiece.

[4] Davis played with Cootie Williams, Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk, Eddie Bonnemère, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie, as well as leading his own bands and making many recordings as a leader.

[5] His 1946 band, Eddie Davis and His Beboppers, featured Fats Navarro, Al Haig, Huey Long,[6] Gene Ramey and Denzil Best.

Starting in 1955, and up to 1960, Eddie Davis pioneered the tenor sax/Hammond organ combo, in a group featuring Shirley Scott on the Hammond B3.

[9] With Mildred Anderson With Count Basie With Billy Butler With Benny Carter With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band With Arnett Cobb With Gene "Mighty Flea" Conners With Wild Bill Davis With Harry Edison With Red Garland With Dizzy Gillespie With Al Grey With Tiny Grimes With Coleman Hawkins With Jo Jones With Quincy Jones With Al Smith With Sonny Stitt