Lem Davis

Lemuel A. Davis (22 June 1914 – 16 January 1970),¹ was an American jazz musician, an alto saxophonist associated with swing music.¹ Born in Tampa, Florida, United States,¹ his career began in the 1940s with pianist Nat Jaffe. Davis played with the Coleman Hawkins septet in 1943 and with Eddie Heywood's group.¹ Throughout the 1940s, he played in a variety of jazz groups. In 1953, he appeared on Buck Clayton's "The Hucklebuck" recording.¹ He continued to play in New York City throughout the 1950s, and recorded little thereafter.²

With Bennie Green

• Hornful of Soul (Bethlehem, 1961)

With Billie Holiday

• The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters (Hip-O, 2009)

With Buck Clayton

• The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (Columbia, 1954)
• How Hi the Fi (Columbia, 1954)
• Jumpin' at the Woodside (Columbia, 1955)
• Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (Columbia, 1955)
• All the Cats Join In (Columbia 1956)

With King Pleasure

• "Moody Mood For Love" / "Exclamation Blues" (Prestige, 1952)³