Sunset Eyes
1960 studio album by Teddy Edwards
Sunset Eyes | ||||
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Studio album by Teddy Edwards | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | March 21 & 23 and August 16, 1960 | |||
Studio | Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 46:40 | |||
Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 14 | |||
Producer | Richard Bock | |||
Teddy Edwards chronology | ||||
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Sunset Eyes is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2][3][4]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Since the great Teddy Edwards never recorded an uninspiring record, this date is easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Teddy Edwards except as indicated
- "Tempo de Blues" - 4:46
- "Vintage '57" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 7:12
- "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 3:32
- "Up in Teddy's New Flat" - 3:06
- "Sunset Eyes" - 5:26
- "Teddy's Tune" - 6:11
- "Takin' Off" - 6:32
- "The New Symphony Sid" (King Pleasure) - 2:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "My Kinda Blues" - 5:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Takin' Off" [First Version] - 2:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded in Los Angeles on August 16, 1959 (track 1), March 21, 1960 (tracks 3 & 8-10) and August 16, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4-7).
Personnel
- Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Ball (track 1), Joe Castro (tracks 2 & 4-7), Amos Trice (tracks 3 & 8-10) - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 2-10), Ben Tucker (track 1) - bass
- Billy Higgins (tracks 2-10), Al Levitt (track 1) - drums
References
- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
- ^ Teddy Edwards catalog accessed January 12, 2016
- ^ Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 28, 2018
- ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 28, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Sunset Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 419. 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)