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 work.
Track Listings 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. 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. Together Again 9. You Stepped Out Of A Dream 10. Up There 11. Perhaps 12. Misty 13. 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
