Evolution (Teddy Charles album)

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Evolution
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedAugust 31, 1953 and January 6, 1955
Los Angeles, California and Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length34:14
Label Prestige
PRLP 7078
Producer Bob Weinstock (tracks 1-6), Teddy Charles (tracks 7 & 8)
Teddy Charles chronology
Collaboration West
(1953)
Evolution
(1957)
The Teddy Charles Tentet
(1956)

Evolution is an album by jazz vibraphonist and pianist Teddy Charles recorded in 1953 and 1955 for the Prestige label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Although somewhat overlooked in the jazz history books, vibraphonist Teddy Charles was for a period an important participant in the early Third Stream movement, using aspects of classical music to revitalize West Coast-style jazz... This session alternates cookers with sensitive ballads and is one of the better recorded showcases for Charles' vibes. Recommended". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Violetta" (John Nielson) - 3:37
  2. "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 2:41
  3. "Jay Walkin'" (J. R. Monterose) - 3:36
  4. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:16
  5. "Relaxo Abstracto" (Teddy Charles) - 5:23
  6. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 7:10
  7. "Free" (Shorty Rogers) - 4:18
  8. "Evolution" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 4:13

Personnel

References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed July 25, 2013
  2. Cohen, N. Teddy Charles Discography Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine , accessed July 25, 2013
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2013
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 242. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.