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Hear My Blues (subtitled Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Showcases Al Smith) is the debut album by jazz/blues vocalist Al Smith featuring saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' working group with organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1959 and becoming the first release on the Bluesville label. The album was reissued as Blues Shout! under Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis's name on Prestige in 1964.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Both of Smith's Bluesville albums are well worth owning, but if you had to pick one of the two, Hear My Blues would the best starting point".

Track listing

All compositions by Al Smith except where noted

"Night Time Is the Right Time" (Unknown) – 4:16
"Pledging My Love" (Don Robey, Ferdinand Washington) – 2:28
"I've Got a Girl" – 4:32
"I'll Be Alright" – 3:51
"Come On, Pretty Baby" – 2:55
"Tears in My Eyes" – 5:58
"Never Let Me Go" (Joe Scott) – 5:11
"I've Got the Right Kind of Lovin'" – 3:24

Personnel

References

Prestige Records Catalog: Bluesville 1000 series, accessed October 31, 2018
Payne, D. Shirley Scott discography accessed October 31, 2018
Both Sides Now: Prestige/Bluesville Album Discography accessed October 31, 2018
Discogs: album entry, accessed October 31, 2018
^ Henderson, Alex. Al Smith: Hear My Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
DeMichael, Don (April 28, 1960). "Al Smith: Hear My Blues". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 9. pp. 47–48.

v t e Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Studio albums	Cookbook (1958) Jaws (1958) Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Smokin' (1958) Very Saxy (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Bacalao (1959) With Shirley Scott (1960) Misty (1960) Afro-Jaws (1960) Battle Stations (1960) Trane Whistle (1960) Tough Tenors (1960) Griff & Lock (1960) The Midnight Show (1961) Lookin' at Monk! (1961) Blues Up & Down (1961) Tough Tenor Favorites (1962) Jawbreakers (1962) Goin' to the Meeting (1962) I Only Have Eyes for You (1962) Trackin' (1962) Lock, the Fox (1966) The Fox & the Hounds (1967) Love Calls (1968) Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)
Live albums	The Battle of Birdland (1954) The First Set (1961) The Tenor Scene (1961) The Late Show (1961) The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977) Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (1983)

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

Studio albums

Cookbook (1958)
Jaws (1958)
Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958)
Cookbook Volume 3 (1958)
Smokin' (1958)
Very Saxy (1959)
Jaws in Orbit (1959)
Bacalao (1959)
With Shirley Scott (1960)
Misty (1960)
Afro-Jaws (1960)
Battle Stations (1960)
Trane Whistle (1960)
Tough Tenors (1960)
Griff & Lock (1960)
The Midnight Show (1961)
Lookin' at Monk! (1961)
Blues Up & Down (1961)
Tough Tenor Favorites (1962)
Jawbreakers (1962)
Goin' to the Meeting (1962)
I Only Have Eyes for You (1962)
Trackin' (1962)
Lock, the Fox (1966)
The Fox & the Hounds (1967)
Love Calls (1968)
Tough Tenors Again 'n' Again (1970)

Live albums

The Battle of Birdland (1954)
The First Set (1961)
The Tenor Scene (1961)
The Late Show (1961)
The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness (1983)

v t e Shirley Scott
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958) Scottie (1958) Shirley's Sounds (1958–60) The Shirley Scott Trio (1958–60) Now's the Time (1958–64) Workin' (1958–61) Scottie Plays the Duke (1959) Soul Searching (1959) Like Cozy (1960) Mucho, Mucho (1960) Soul Sister (1960) Stompin' (1960–61) Blue Seven (1961) Satin Doll (1961) Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961) Happy Talk (1962) Drag 'em Out (1963) For Members Only (1963) Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964) Travelin' Light (with Kenny Burrell, 1964) Latin Shadows (1965) On a Clear Day (1966) Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966) Soul Duo (and Clark Terry, 1966) Girl Talk (1967) Soul Song (1968) Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1968–69) Something (1970) Mystical Lady (1971) Lean on Me (1972) Superstition (1973) One for Me (1974) Oasis (1989) Blues Everywhere (1991) Skylark (1991) A Walkin' Thing (1992)
With Stanley Turrentine	Hip Soul (1961) Hip Twist (1961) Dearly Beloved (session led by Turrentine, 1962) A Chip off the Old Block (Turrentine, 1963) Never Let Me Go (Turrentine, 1963) Soul Shoutin' (1963) The Soul Is Willing (1963) Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964) Everybody Loves a Lover (1964) Hustlin' (Turrentine, 1964) Let It Go (Turrentine, 1964–66) Queen of the Organ (1964) Common Touch (Turrentine, 1968)
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis	Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (1958) Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1958) Jaws (1958) Smokin' (1958) The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roulette Roost series, 1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958) The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958) Bacalao (1959) Jaws in Orbit (1959) Misty (1959–60) Very Saxy (and Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (1960)
With others	Hear My Blues (Al Smith, 1959) Person to Person (Mildred Anderson, 1960) Soft Swingin' Jazz (Joe Newman, 1958)

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