Teddy's Ready!
| 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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
| DownBeat |  [6] |
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]
Leonard Feather gave the album a 4 star rating in DownBeat.[6] Feather wrote, "Edwards has a pliant, full-toned manner that recalls some of the best moments of Jacquet, though clearly he has listened to the more recent influences . . . Men like Edwards and Castro are needed as a reminder that hot, happy squalls, as well as cool breezes, blow around the Hollywood hills".[6]
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
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.
- ^ a b c Feather, Leonard (February 2, 1961). "Teddy's Ready". DownBeat. 28 (3): 30–32.