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

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)

Reception edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.