Word from Bird
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Word from Bird is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles released on the Atlantic label in 1957.[1][2]
Reception
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Allmusic calls the album "enjoyable".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Teddy Charles except as indicated
- "Word from Bird" - 10:06
- "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:52
- "Show Time" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 6:04
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:27
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 6:06
- "Blue Greens" - 11:42
- Recorded in New York City on October 23, 1956 (tracks 1 & 3) and November 12, 1956 (tracks 2 & 4-6)
Personnel
- Teddy Charles -vibraphone
- Art Farmer - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3)
- Eddie Bert - trombone (track 1)
- Jim Buffington - French horn (track 1)
- Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 1 & 3)
- Hal Stein - alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
- Bob Newman - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
- George Barrow - baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
- Hall Overton - piano
- Jimmy Raney - guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
- Addison Farmer (tracks 1 & 3), Charles Mingus (tracks 2 & 4-6) - bass
- Ed Shaughnessy - drums
References
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 8, 2015
- ^ Cohen, N., The Teddy Charles Discography accessed September 8, 2015
- ^ a b Campbell, Al. Word from Bird – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.