"The Teddy Charles Tentet" is a seminal recording by a short-lived group led by vibist/composer Teddy Charles. This band stole the show at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival and went onto several gigs and concerts in the Fall of 1955. Teddy Charles signed with Atlantic Records and took the band into the studio to make this recording in January 1956. The idea of the band was to combine writing and improvising and it worked! The people involved are Art Farmer on trumpet, Gigi Gryce on alto saxophone, J.R.Monterose on tenor saxophone, and either Saul Schlinger or George Barrow on baritone saxophone, Don Butterfield on tuba, Mal Waldron on piano, Jimmy Raney on guitar, Teddy Kotick on bass and Joe Harris on drums and of course Teddy Charles on vibes. We'll hear compositions by Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Jimmy Giuffre and George Russell and an arrangement of a standard by Gil Evans. Rich and varied and classic. This album is listed in the 100 Essential Jazz Albums. It's our Jazz feature this evening.
Track Listing:
Soul Stirrin'
Benny Green · Soul Stirrin'
Vibrations
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
The Quiet Time
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
The Emperor
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
Nature Boy
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
Green Blues
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
You Go To My Head
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
Lydian M-1
Teddy Charles · The Teddy Charles Tentet
Laura
Teddy Charles · Word From Bird
Blue Greens
Teddy Charles · Word From Bird
When Your Lover has Gone
Teddy Charles · Word From Bird
Talk
John Sumner · Science Centre Concert
Delauney's Dilemma
John Sumner · Science Centre Concert
One Never Knows
John Sumner · Science Centre Concert
La Ronde
John Sumner · Science Centre Concert
Fontesa
John Sumner · Science Centre Concert
The Enthusiast
Brad Turner · Jump Up
Superlux
Brad Turner · Jump Up
Afterthought
Audrey Ochoa · Afterthought
Doppelgangers
Audrey Ochoa · Afterthought
Groove Bone Part 1
Rodney Jones · Soul Manifesto
Soul Makossa
Rodney Jones · Soul Manifesto
Groove Bone Part 2
Rodney Jones · Soul Manifesto
Three For Dizzy
Roland Kirk · Kirk's Work
Funk Underneath
Roland Kirk · Kirk's Work
Soul Stirrin'
Benny Green · Soul Stirrin'