AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD release by Teddy Edwards, complete with original artwork and liner notes.
Teddy Edwards Quartet-”Teddy’s Ready”; “Sunset Eyes”; Teddy Edwards & Howard McGhee-”Together Again” and Teddy Edwards Quartet-”Good Gravy”.
Teddy Edwards began his jazz career in the 1940’s moving around constantly and playing with the likes of Ernie Fields and Howard McGhee. By 1944 he arrived in Los Angeles, switched to tenor sax and remained there for most of his career. He became one of the most respected and influential tenor saxophonists of his generation. It was not until 1959 when he formed his own Quartet that he finally came into his own.
Amongst the great names he has worked with are:- Benny Carter, Max Roach, Dexter Gordon, Benny Goodman, Joe Castro and even Tom Waits in the 1990’s when he joined the great man on tour, including in the U.K. and appeared on his classic “Heart Attack and Vine” album.
CD1
1-7: ‘Teddy’s Ready’
1. Blues In G
2. Scrapple From The Apple
3. What’s New?
4. You Name It
5. Take The “A” Train
6. The Sermon
7. Higgins’ Hideaway
8-14: ‘Sunset Eyes’
8. Tempo De Blues
9. Vintage
10. I Hear A Rhapsody
11. Up In Teddy’s New Flat
12. Sunset Eyes
13. Teddy’s Tune
14. Takin’ Off
CD2
1-7: ‘Together Again’
1. Together Again
2. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
3. Up There
4. Perhaps
5. Misty
6. Sandy
7-15: ‘Good Gravy’
7. Good Gravy
8. Could You Forget
9. A Stairway To The Stars
10. A Little Later
11. On Green Dolphin Street
12. Just Friends
13. Laura
14. Yes I’ll Be Ready
15. Not So Strange
