Lemuel A. Davis (22 June 1914 – 16 January 1970), was an American

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alto saxophonist associated with

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. Born in

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, United States, his career began in the 1940s with pianist

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. Davis played with the

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septet in 1943 and with

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's group. Throughout the 1940s, he played in a variety of jazz groups. In 1953, he appeared on

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's " The Hucklebuck" recording. He continued to play in

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throughout the 1950s, but recorded little thereafter.

Recordings

With

*''

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References

External links

Biography of Lem Davis on AllMusic

Works by Lem Davis on WorldCat
1914 births 1970 deaths American jazz alto saxophonists American male saxophonists Swing saxophonists 20th-century American saxophonists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{US-jazz-saxophonist-stub