While not as popular as Jimmy Smith, “Wild” Bill Davis still had his impact on jab, best known for his work with Duke Ellington on one album and arranging Count Basie’s classic “April In Paris”. This two disc, 46 song collection has him in a variety of mostly trio and quartet settings, including his most famous collaboration, that with blues drenched guitarist Bill Jennings. With Jennings, Davis sings like Louis Jordon on the jivey “Eyesight To The Blind” while searing through “Azure Te”. A gig at Birdland with guitarist Floyd Smith/g and Christopher Columbus/dr results in swinging takes of “Jumpin’ At The Woodside” with Davis pulling the plugs on “Linger Awhile” and a smoky “Night Train”. Davis next put together of Basie alumni Jo Jones/dr and Milt Hinton/b along with smoky tenor Maurice Simon for a hip read of “On The Street Where You Live”. His next quartet of Grady Tate/dr, Jennings and foggy tenorist George Clarke delivered a haunting “’Round Midnight” and gritty “Blues For Joe”. The last band with almost the same members has the tambourine testifying on “Boogie Woogie” and searing through a jump-fest of “Flying Home”. This organ grinder swings.