Teddy's Ready!
1960 studio album by Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy's Ready! | ||||
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Studio album by Teddy Edwards Quartet | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | August 17, 1960 | |||
Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:15 | |||
Label | Contemporary M 3583/S7583 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Teddy Edwards chronology | ||||
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Teddy's Ready! is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2][3]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "Edwards has a chance to stretch out and he makes the most of the opportunity, creating some excellent straight-ahead music."[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Teddy Edwards except as indicated
- "Blues in G" – 6:48
- "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 5:46
- "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 3:56
- "You Name It" – 4:17
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:20
- "The Sermon" (Hampton Hawes) – 7:05
- "Higgins' Hideaway" – 5:03
Personnel
- Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
- Joe Castro – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
References
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 24, 2013
- ^ Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 28, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 28, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Teddy's Ready! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958)
- It's About Time (1959)
- Sunset Eyes (1960)
- Teddy's Ready! (1960)
- Back to Avalon (1960)
- Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961)
- Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961)
- Heart & Soul (1962)
- Nothin' But the Truth! (1966)
- It's All Right! (1967)
- Feelin's (1974)
- The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976)
- Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
- Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
- Out of This World (1980)
- Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981)
- Mississippi Lad (1991)
- Blue Saxophone (1992)
- La Villa: Live in Paris (1993)
- Tango in Harlem (1994)
- Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994)
- Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996)
- Midnight Creeper (1997)
- Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000)
- Ladies Man (2000)
- Smooth Sailing (2001)
Gerald
Wilson
- You Better Believe It! (1961)
- Moment of Truth (1962)
- Portraits (1963–64)
- McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
- On Stage (1965)
- Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
- The Golden Sword (1966)
others
- Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978)
- Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
- Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967)
- Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978)
- Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965)
- My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962)
- Les McCann Sings (1961)
- Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990)
- Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972)
- Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957)
- Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)