Blue Saxophone

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Blue Saxophone
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Studio album by Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble
Released May 18, 1993
Recorded June 8, 9 & 10, 1992
Studio Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Length66:47
Label Verve/Gitanes
314 517 527-2
Producer Jean-Philippe Allard
Teddy Edwards chronology
Mississippi Lad
(1991)		Blue Saxophone
(1993)		 La Villa: Live in Paris
(1993)

Blue Saxophone is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1992 and released on the French Verve/Gitanes label. [1] [2] [3]

Teddy Edwards American musician

Theodore Marcus Edwards was an American jazz tenor saxophonist on the west coast of the U.S.

Verve Records American record label

Verve Records, also known as The Verve Music Group, founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz and Billie Holiday, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier labels, Clef Records, founded in 1946, Norgran Records, founded in 1953, and material previously licensed to Mercury Records.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated "Teddy Edwards has not led enough sessions throughout his career considering his great talent. In the 1990s, he has been making up for some of the lost time by putting a great deal of planning into his releases. ... It's an impressive effort". [4]

AllMusic online music database

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Edwards except where noted

  1. "Prelude" – 2:18
  2. "Blue Saxophone" – 5:23
  3. "Lennox Lady" – 7:28
  4. "No Name Number One" – 6:33
  5. "Ballad for Susan" – 5:09
  6. "Brazilian Skies" – 4:25
  7. "Hot Tamale Joe" – 3:16
  8. "Them Dirty Old Blues" – 7:30
  9. "Glass of Water" (Leroy Vinnegar) – 7:58
  10. "Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 6:15
  11. "Hymn for the Homeless" – 4:05
  12. "Going Home" – 6:27

Personnel

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

Clarinet type of woodwind instrument

The clarinet is a musical-instrument family belonging to the group known as the woodwind instruments. It has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell. A person who plays a clarinet is called a clarinetist.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings.. .. Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

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References

  1. ↑ Teddy Edwards catalog accessed February 26, 2018
  2. ↑ Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 26, 2018
  3. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 26, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Blue Saxophone – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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