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Teddy's Ready!

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Teddy's Ready!
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedAugust 17, 1960
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length40:15
LabelContemporary
M 3583/S7583
ProducerLester Koenig
Teddy Edwards chronology
Sunset Eyes
(1960)
Teddy's Ready!
(1960)
Back to Avalon
(1960)

Teddy's Ready! is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Contemporary label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars stating "Edwards has a chance to stretch out and he makes the most of the opportunity, creating some excellent straight-ahead music."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Teddy Edwards except as indicated

  1. "Blues in G" – 6:48
  2. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 5:46
  3. "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 3:56
  4. "You Name It" – 4:17
  5. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:20
  6. "The Sermon" (Hampton Hawes) – 7:05
  7. "Higgins' Hideaway" – 5:03

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 24, 2013
  2. ^ Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 28, 2018
  3. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 28, 2018
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Teddy's Ready! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.