Teddy Edwards Quartet & Septet Introducing Helyne Stewart (2 LP on 1 CD)
  • Contemporary S7592
    Contemporary S7592
  • Contemporary S7601
    Contemporary S7601
  • Teddy Edwards
    Teddy Edwards

Teddy Edwards

Teddy Edwards Quartet & Septet Introducing Helyne Stewart (2 LP on 1 CD)

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Helyne Stewart (vcl), Teddy Edwards (ts, arr), Jack Sheldon (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Art Pepper (as), Pete Jolly, Phineas Newborn Jr., Danny Horton (p), Jimmy Bond, Leroy Vinnegar (b), Frank Butler, Milt Turner (d)

Reference: FSRCD 719

Bar code: 8427328607193

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When tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards (1924-2003), a key man in the Los Angeles Central Avenue jazz scene of the 40s, re-emerged in the late 50s after a decade eclipsed by the cool West Coast clique, his phrasing was largely unchanged, but, as these two albums show, his tone had softened.

On the first session of Love Moods, his uncluttered septet arrangements aimed to provide a comfortable setting for his protégé Helyne Stewart, a soulful, subtle singer whom Edwards admired from the first time he heard her. On this joyful debut she sings with a really lovely voice, swinging wonderfully on a set of well-known songs, backed by a superb group including trumpeter Jack Sheldon, trombonist Frank Rosolino and altoist Art Pepperall great horn players who contribute significantly at key points to the success of the album. For the remaining tracks with her, Edwards used his own quartet featuring the thoughtful pianist Phineas Newborn, along with bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Milt Turner in a fine rhythm section.

Its with this quartet, except for pianist Danny Horton, who replaces Newborn on some tracks, that he made Good Gravy!, an album of mainly standards. Edwards is in excellent form throughout, bringing a wealth of experience and talent to bear on a well-judged programme.



01. Love Is Here to Stay (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:21
02. The Man I Love (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:09
03. How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) (Berlin) 3:25
04. My Silent Love (Suesse-Heyman) 3:05
05. I Hadnt Anyone till You (Noble) 3:49
06. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Porter) 2:05
07. That Old Feeling (Fain-Brown) 3:01
08. This Love of Mine (Parker-Sanicola-Sinatra) 3:48
09. Why Dont You Do Right (McCoy) 2:56
10. Easy to Love (Porter) 3:34
11. Bésame Mucho (Skylar-Velázquez) 3:23
12. This Cant Be Love (Rodgers-Hart) 2:12
13. A Little Later (Meeks) 4:10
14. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper-Washington) 5:20
15. Good Gravy (Edwards) 5:24
16. Could You Forget (Edwards) 5:39
17. A Stairway to the Stars (Parish-Malneck-Signorelli) 4:38
18. Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) 5:18
19. Laura (Raksin-Mercer) 3:16
20. Yes, Ill Be Ready (Edwards) 4:00
21. Not So Strange (Edwards) 3:00

Album details

Sources:
Tracks #1-12, from the Contemporary album
Helyne Stewart Love Moods (S7601)
Tracks #13-21, from the Contemporary album
Teddy Edwards Quartet Good Gravy! (S7592)

Personnel on Love Moods :

Tracks #1-4:
Helyne Stewart, vocals, with the Teddy Edwards Septet
Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Art Pepper (alto sax), Teddy Edwards (tenor sax, arranger), Pete Jolly (piano), Jimmy Bond (bass), Frank Butler (drums).

Recorded at Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, January 20, 1961

Tracks #5-12:
Helyne Stewart, vocals, with the Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards (tenor sax), Phineas Newborn, Jr. (piano), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Milt Turner (drums).

Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, August 21 & 22, 1961

Personnel on Good Gravy :

The Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards (tenor sax), Phineas Newborn, Jr. (piano on #13-14) or Danny Horton (piano on #15-21), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Milt Turner (drums).

Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, August 23-25, 1961

Note: Pianist Danny Horton was not a regular in jazz circles but worked in a lot of organ combos and Edwards liked his blues feeling.


Original recordings produced by Lester Koenig
Sound by Roy DuNann (#1-4) and Howard Holzer (#5-12)
Art cover: Roger Marshutz (Love Moods), George Bartell / Kershaw (Happy Moods)
Liner notes by Leonard Feather / Stanley Robertson

Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

Press reviews

"[...] 'Love Moods', first recorded for Contemporary in 1956, highlights singer Helyne Stewart, a protégé and discovery of Teddy Edwards, who led the accompanying group. Stewart, another little-known singer who seemed to have disappeared from the scene after this outing, is a soulful and secure stylist who must have listened to a bit of Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan. Stewart has a refreshing purity about her that avoids excess or clichés. The overdone "The Man I Love" is not overdone in Stewart's hands, nor are "How Deep is the Ocean or "That Old Feeling."

Bruce Klauber -All About Jazz (November 22, 2012)

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