Teddy's Ready!

Teddy's Ready!
Studio album by Teddy Edwards Quartet
Released	1960
Recorded	August 17, 1960
Studio	Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:15
Label	Contemporary M 3583/S7583
Producer	Lester Koenig
Teddy Edwards chronology
Sunset Eyes (1960) Teddy's Ready! (1960) Back to Avalon (1960)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]
DownBeat	[6]

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]

Leonard Feather gave the album a 4 star rating in DownBeat. ^[6] Feather wrote, "Edwards has a pliant, full-toned manner that recalls some of the best moments of Jacquet, though clearly he has listened to the more recent influences . . . Men like Edwards and Castro are needed as a reminder that hot, happy squalls, as well as cool breezes, blow around the Hollywood hills". ^[6]

Track listing

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

• Teddy Edwards  – tenor saxophone
• Joe Castro  – piano
• Leroy Vinnegar  – bass
• Billy Higgins  – drums

References

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. 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.
6. Feather, Leonard (February 2, 1961). "Teddy's Ready". DownBeat . 28 (3): 30–32.