Teddy Edwards - Complete Recordings: 1947-1962 (CD)

Alongside such pioneers as Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray, Teddy Edwards earned his place in jazz history as one of the most influential young tenor saxophonists of the late 1940s. However, unlike most of his Afro-American contemporaries who operated from the East coast, Edwards spent much of his career is Los Angeles as part of the cool West Coast scene. During a six decade career, he performed and recorded with such musical legends as Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Joe Castro, Roy Milton, Wynonie Harris, Houston Person, Benny Goodman and even Tom Waits. However, Teddy Edwards was an accomplished composer too, and a natural leader, thus his finest work was witnessed when fronting his own groups and on his own albums, most notably during the middle part of his career when he recorded for a host of different labels, including Contemporary, Pacific Jazz and MetroJazz. This collection features four CDs which together collate Teddy Edwards' entire catalogue as bandleader from his earliest 78 recordings to his final albums with Contemporary. Running at almost five hours in total, with all audio faithfully restored, this box set will form the perfect introduction to this unique musician and a welcome reminder of the man's very best wor

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Blues in Teddy's Flat
2. The Duel
3. Hornin' in
4. Fairy Dance
5. It's the Talk of the Town
6. Teddy's Tune
7. Wonderful Work
8. Rexology
9. Three Bass Hit
10. Body and Soul
11. R.B.'s Wig
12. Out of Nowhere
13. Bird Legs
14. Steady with Teddy
15. Roy's Boy
16. Billie's Bounce
17. A Foggy Day

Disc: 2

1. Our Love Is Here to Stay
2. Frankly Speaking
3. Fools Rush in
4. Undecided
5. Beve's Conjumulations
6. Willow Weep for Me
7. Lover Come Back to Me
8. Tempo de Blues
9. Vintage '57
10. I Hear a Rhapsody
11. Up in Teddy's New Flat
12. Sunset Eyes
13. Teddy's Tune
14. Takin' Off

Disc: 3

1. Scrapple from the Apple
2. What's New
3. You Name It
4. Take the 'A' Train
5. The Sermon
6. Higgins' Hideaway
7. Together Again
8. You Stepped Out of a Dream
9. Up There
10. Perhaps
11. Misty
12. Sandy

Disc: 4

1. Good Gravy
2. Could You Forget
3. A Stairway to the Stars
4. A Little Later
5. On Green Dolphin Street
6. Just Friends
7. Laura
8. Yes, I'll Be Ready
9. Not So Strange
10. Smokin'
11. No Regrets
12. Secret Love
13. Little Steddy
14. Wiggin'
15. A Bag of Blues