Teo (also referred to as Teo Macero and the Prestige Jazz Quartet) is an album by saxophonist Teo Macero fronting the Prestige Jazz Quartet, a group nominally led by jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles, which was recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.[1][2]

Teo
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedApril 27, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:13
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7104
ProducerTeddy Charles
Teo Macero chronology
What's New?
(1956)
Teo
(1957)
New Music in Quarter-Tones
(1967)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The music is advanced but from the jazz tradition, and overall this set is more noteworthy for Macero's interesting playing than for the tunes themselves".[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Ghost Story" (Mal Waldron) - 6:27
  2. "Please Don't Go Now" (John Ross) - 6:38
  3. "Just Spring" (Teo Macero) - 4:52
  4. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 7:09
  5. "Polody" (Teddy Charles) - 5:15
  6. "What's Not" (Waldron) - 5:52

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 29, 2013
  2. ^ Cohen, N. Teddy Charles Discography, accessed July 29, 2013
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 29, 2013