Artist: Teddy Edwards Quartet
Album: Teddy's Ready!
Genre: Hard Bop
Label: Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1960/1992
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Blues In G 6:48
- Scrapple From The Apple 5:46
- What's New? 3:56
- You Name It 4:17
- Take The "A" Train 7:20
- The Sermon 7:05
- Higgins' Hideaway 5:03
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- Personnel:
- Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
- Drums – Billy Higgins
- Piano – Joe Castro
- Tenor Saxophone – Teddy Edwards
Tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards' debut for Contemporary (which has been reissued on CD in the OJC series) gives listeners a strong sampling of the underrated tenor's talents. Edwards, a contemporary of Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray but sometimes overlooked due to his decision to spend most of his life living in Los Angeles, is showcased on a quartet set with the obscure but talented pianist Joe Castro, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Billy Higgins. Performing three standards, three originals (of which "Higgins' Hideaway" is most memorable), and Hampton Hawes' "The Sermon," Edwards has a chance to stretch out and he makes the most of the opportunity, creating some excellent straight-ahead music.
Review by Scott Yanow
