Word from Bird
1957 studio album by Teddy Charles
| Word from Bird | ||||
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| Studio album by Teddy Charles | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | October 23 and November 12, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Atlantic LP 1274 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| Teddy Charles chronology | ||||
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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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
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 - bass (tracks 1 & 3)
- Charles Mingus - bass (tracks 2 & 4-6)
- Ed Shaughnessy - drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Collaboration West (1952 & 1953)
- Evolution (1953 & 1955)
- The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)
- Word from Bird (1956)
- The Prestige Jazz Quartet (1957)
- Coolin' (1957)
