Teddy Charles Discography
1951 (age 23)
The Teddy Cohen Trio / Teddy Charles And His Trio
Teddy Charles as Teddy Cohen, vibes; Don Roberts, guitar; Kenny O'Brien, bass.
NYC, November 10, 1951
| 245 | I Got It Bad | Prestige unissued |
| 246 | O'Brien's A Fly'n | Prestige PRLP 132 |
| 247 | This Is New | - |
| 248 | Old Man River | - |
| 249 | Liza | Prestige unissued |
| 250 | Tenderly | Prestige PRLP 132 |
| 251 | Basin St. Blues | - |
| 252 | I'll Remember April | New Jazz 838; Prestige PRLP 132 |
| 253 | The Lady Is A Tramp | - |
| 254 | Blue Moon | Prestige PRLP 132 |
* Prestige PRLP 132 Teddy Charles And His Trio 1952
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1927-2 Teddy Charles - New Directions 1999
* New Jazz 838 Teddy Cohen - I'll Remember April / The Lady Is A Tramp 1952
1952
Teddy Charles Quartet
Teddy Charles, vibes, bongos; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Dick Nivison, bass; Eddie Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, December 23, 1952
| 407 | Edging Out | Prestige prEP 1350, PRLP 143; New Jazz NJLP 8295; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-122-2 |
| 408 | Nocturne | Prestige PRLP 143; New Jazz NJLP 8295; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-122-2 |
| 409 | Composition For Four Pieces | - |
| 410 | Night In Tunisia | Prestige prEP 1350, PRLP 143; New Jazz NJLP 8295; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-122-2 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8295 Lee Konitz & Miles Davis, Teddy Charles & Jimmy Raney - Ezz-thetic 1964
= Prestige PR 16011 - not released
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-122-2 Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre - Collaboration: West 1992
* Prestige PRLP 143 Teddy Charles Quartet - New Directions 1953+
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1927-2 Teddy Charles - New Directions 1999
* Prestige prEP 1350 Teddy Charles New Directions With Jimmy Raney not released?
1953
Teddy Charles Trio
Teddy Charles, vibes, marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel; Hall Overton, piano; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, January 19, 1953
| 415 | Decibels | Prestige PRLP 150 |
| 416 | Mobiles | - |
| 417 | Antiphony | - |
| 418 | Metalizing | - |
* Prestige PRLP 150 Teddy Charles, Hall Overton, Ed Shaughnessy - New Directions 1954
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1927-2 Teddy Charles - New Directions 1999
Teddy Charles West Coasters
Frank Morgan, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Sonny Clark, piano; Dick Nivison, bass; Larry Marable, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, February 20, 1953
| 467 | The Man I Love | Prestige prEP 1307, PRLP 7008, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-050-2 |
| 468 | Lavonne | - |
| 469 | So Long Broadway | Prestige 889, prEP 1307, PRLP 7008, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-050-2 |
| 470 | Paul's Cause | Prestige prEP 1307, PRLP 7008, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-050-2 |
* Prestige PRLP 7008 Wardell Gray Memorial Volume One 1955
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-050 - 1983
= Prestige PR 7343, PRST 7343 Wardell Gray Memorial Album 1964
* Prestige P-24062 Wardell Gray - Central Avenue 1976
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-050-2 Wardell Gray Memorial Volume One 1992
* Prestige prEP 1307 Teddy Charles West Coasters 1953
* Prestige 889 Teddy Charles - So Long Broadway / Nobody's Heart 1954
Teddy Charles Quartet
Shorty Rogers as "Jolly Roger", trumpet; Teddy Charles, vibes; Curtis Counce, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 1953
| 515 | Wailing Dervish | Prestige PRLP 164, PRLP 7028 |
| 516 | Variations On A Motive By Bud | - |
| 517 | Further Out | - |
| 518 | Etudiez Le Cahier | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7028 Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre - Collaboration: West 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-122 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-122-2 - 1992
* Prestige PRLP 164 Teddy Charles Quartet - New Directions 3 1953
Teddy Charles Quintet
Shorty Rogers as "Jolly Roger", trumpet; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 31, 1953
| 519 | Free | Prestige PRLP 169, LP 7078 |
| 520 | Evolution | - |
| 521 | Margo | Prestige PRLP 169, PRLP 7028 |
| 522 | Bobalob | - |
* Prestige LP 7078 Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne - Evolution 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1731, OJCCD-1731-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRLP 7028 Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Manne, Jimmy Giuffre - Collaboration: West 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-122 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-122-2 - 1992
* Prestige PRLP 169 Teddy Charles Quintet - New Directions 4 1954
1954
Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer, trombone, piano; Teddy Charles, vibes; Teddy Kotick, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Nancy Overton, vocal #2.
NYC, January 6, 1954
| 1. 544 | Star Eyes | Prestige PRLP-178; New Jazz NJLP 8294; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1729, OJCCD-1729-2 |
| 2. 545 | Nobody's Heart | Prestige 889, PRLP-178; New Jazz NJLP 8294; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1729, OJCCD-1729-2 |
| 3. 546 | Revelation | Prestige PRLP-178, PRLP 7066 |
| 4. 547 | Lupe-Garoue (as Loup-Garou) (as Loupe-Garoue) | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7066 The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer With Teddy Charles And Jimmy Raney 1956
= New Jazz NJLP 8294 Bob Brookmeyer With Teddy Charles And Jimmy Raney - Revelation! 1964
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1729, OJCCD-1729-2 The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer With Teddy Charles And Jimmy Raney 1989
* Prestige PRLP-178 Teddy Charles Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer 1954
* Prestige 889 Teddy Charles - So Long Broadway / Nobody's Heart 1954
1955
Teddy Charles N.D. Quartet Introducing J.R. Montrose
J.R. Monterose as J.R. Montrose, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Charlie Mingus, bass; Gerry Segal, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 6, 1955
| 680 | Violetta | New Jazz NJLP 1106; Prestige LP 7078 |
| 681 | Relaxo-Abstracto | - |
| 682 | Speak Low | - |
| 683 | Jay Walkin' | - |
| 684 | The Night We Called It A Day | - |
| 685 | I Can't Get Started | - |
* Prestige LP 7078 Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne - Evolution 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1731, OJCCD-1731-2 - 1989
* New Jazz NJLP 1106 Teddy Charles N.D. Quartet Introducing J.R. Montrose 1955
= Prestige PRLP 206 - 1955+
1956
The Teddy Charles Tentet
Art Farmer as Peter Urban, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; George Barrow, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Jimmy Giuffre, arranger.
Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, January 6, 1956
| 1806 | Green Blues | unissued |
| 1807 | Nature Boy | Atlantic LP 1229 |
| 1808 | The Quiet Time | - |
* Atlantic LP 1229 The Teddy Charles Tentet 1956
The Teddy Charles Tentet
Art Farmer as Peter Urban, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; George Barrow, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Bob Brookmeyer, Gil Evans, arranger.
Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, January 11, 1956
| 1813 | Green Blues | Atlantic LP 1229 |
| 1814 | You Go To My Head | - |
| 1815 | Show Time | unissued |
* Atlantic LP 1229 The Teddy Charles Tentet 1956
The Teddy Charles Tentet
Art Farmer as Peter Urban, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger; Mal Waldron, piano, arranger; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Joe Harris, drums; George Russell, arranger.
Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, January 17, 1956
| 1831 | Vibrations | Atlantic LP 1229 |
| 1832 | The Emperor | - |
| 1833 | Lydian M-1 | - |
| 1834 | Majors | unissued |
* Atlantic LP 1229 The Teddy Charles Tentet 1956
Teddy Charles Orchestra
Art Farmer, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone #1; Jim Buffington, French horn #1; Don Butterfield, tuba; Hal Stein, alto sax; Bob Newman, tenor sax; George Barrow, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Hall Overton, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, October 23, 1956
| 1. 2199 | A Word From Bird | Atlantic LP 1274 |
| 2. 2200 | Showtime | - |
* Atlantic LP 1274 Teddy Charles - Word From Bird 1957
Teddy Charles Quartet
Teddy Charles, vibes; Hall Overton, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, November 12, 1956
| 2188 | Laura | Atlantic LP 1274; Rhino R2 72871 |
| 2189 | unknown title | unissued |
| 2201 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Atlantic LP 1274; Rhino R2 72871 |
| 2202 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
| 2203 | Blue Greens | - |
* Atlantic LP 1274 Teddy Charles - Word From Bird 1957
* Rhino R2 72871 Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 1997
1957
Teddy Charles' Vibe-Rant Quintet
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Jerry Segal, drums.
Carl Fischer Concert Hall, NYC, April 1, 1957
| Old Devil Moon | Elektra EKL-136 | |
| Skylark | - | |
| No More Nights | - | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean | - | |
| Arlene | - | |
| Blues Become Elektra | - |
* Elektra EKL-136 Teddy Charles - Vibe-Rant 1957
= Savoy MG 12174 - not released
Teddy Charles Trio
Teddy Charles, vibes; Hall Overton, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass.
NYC, May 29, 1957
| Main Stem | Jubilee JLP 1047 | |
| Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me | - | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | - | |
| Sherman Shuffle | - | |
| The Mooch | - |
* Jubilee JLP 1047 Teddy Charles, Oscar Pettiford, Hall Overton - 3 For Duke 1957
= Josie Jazz Series JJM-3505 Teddy Charles, Oscar Pettiford, Hall Overton - Play Duke Ellington 1963
= London (E) LTZ-J.15119 Teddy Charles, Oscar Pettiford, Hall Overton - 3 For Duke
1958 (age 30)
Teddy Charles And His Sextet
Art Farmer, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, late 1958
| Air Mail Special (as Airmail Special) | Bethlehem BCP-6032, 45-11084 | |
| Midnight Sun | Bethlehem BCP-6032 | |
| Flyin' Home | Bethlehem BCP-6032, 45-11084 | |
| Stardust | Bethlehem BCP-6032 |
Teddy Charles, vibes; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
| He's Gone Again | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-6032 Teddy Charles And His Sextet - Salute To Hamp 1959
= Bethlehem 20-40082 Teddy Charles - The Vibraphone Players Of Bethlehem Vol. 1 1994
* Bethlehem 45-11084 Teddy Charles - Air Mail Special / Flyin' Home
Teddy Charles Quartet
Teddy Charles, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Charlie Smith, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, late 1958
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Bethlehem BCP-6032 | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy | - | |
| Blue Hamp (as Blue Ham) | - | |
| Moon Glow | - | |
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street (alternate take) | Bethlehem 20-40082 | |
| Stompin' At The Savoy (alternate take 14) | - | |
| Moon Glow (alternate take 4) | - | |
| Blue Hamp (as Blue Ham) (alternate take 5) | - | |
| Jake The Bell Boy (unreleased take 2) | - | |
| Jake The Bell Boy (unreleased take 3) | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-6032 Teddy Charles And His Sextet - Salute To Hamp 1959
= Bethlehem 20-40082 Teddy Charles - The Vibraphone Players Of Bethlehem Vol. 1 1994
1959
Teddy Charles And His Orchestra
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Frank Socolow, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger, conductor; Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
NYC, April 30, 1959
| CO63148 | Swinging Goatsherd Blues | Columbia CL 1388 |
| CO63149 | Blues In The Night | - |
* Columbia CL 1388, CS 8183 Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero - Something New, Something Blue 1959
The Teddy Charles Group
Sam Most, alto sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Dave McKenna, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
Yale University, New Haven, CT, November 21, 1959
| Rifftide | Bethlehem BCP-6044 |
Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| Too Close For Comfort | - | |
| These Foolish Things | - |
Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| Struttin' With Some Barbecue | - |
Dave McKenna, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| Yesterdays | - |
Teddy Charles, vibes; Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| Yale Blue | - | |
| Whiffenpoof Song | - |
Sam Most, flute; Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| That Old Black Magic | - |
Teddy Charles, vibes; Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Crow, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
| Nigerian Walk | - |
* Bethlehem BCP-6044 The Teddy Charles Group - On Campus: Ivy League Jazz Concert 1960
1960
The Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet
Booker Little, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.
The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, August 25, 1960
| Scoochie | Warwick W 2033 | |
| Cycles | - | |
| Embraceable You | - | |
| Blues De Tambour | - | |
| Stardust | - | |
| Take 3 Parts Jazz Suite: Route 4 / Byriste / Father George | - | |
| The Confined Few | - |
Booker Little, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer.
| Scoochie (as Souchie) | TCB LP 1003 | |
| Cycles | - | |
| Stardust | - | |
| The Confined Few | - | |
| Blues De Tambour (as Blues De'Tambour) | - |
* Warwick W 2033, W 2033 ST The Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet - Metronome Presents Jazz In The Garden At The Museum Of Modern Art 1960
* TCB LP 1003 Booker Little, Booker Ervin - Sounds Of Inner City 1970
1961
Teddy Charles' Music Minus One
Teddy Charles, vibes; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Mal Waldron, arranger.
NYC, probably 1961
| Taking A Chance On Love | Music Minus One MMO 4007 | |
| Deep Purple | - | |
| Blue Moon | - | |
| Over The Rainbow | - | |
| When I Grow Too Old To Dream | - |
* Music Minus One MMO 4007 Mal Waldron - For Pianists Only!
1963
Teddy Charles And The All Stars
Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Hall Overton, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Ted Kotick, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, April 23, 1963
| Scheherazade Blue (Korsakoff) | United Artists UAL 3365 | |
| Love For Three Oranges March (Prokofieff) | - | |
| Borodin Bossa Nova (Borodin) | - |
* United Artists UAL 3365, UAS 6365 Teddy Charles And The All Stars - Russia Goes Jazz 1964
Teddy Charles And The All Stars
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet; Teddy Charles, vibes; Jim Hall, guitar; Ted Kotick, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
NYC, May 6, 1963
| Lullaby Of The Firbird (Stravinsky) | United Artists UAL 3365 | |
| Lullaby Russe (Khachaturian) | - | |
| Princes Scheherazade (Korsakoff) | - |
Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor sax; Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet, tenor sax; Tommy Newsom, bass clarinet; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Hank Jones, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; Ted Kotick, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
| Dance Arabe (Tchaikowsky) | - | |
| Etude (Prokofieff) | - |
* United Artists UAL 3365, UAS 6365 Teddy Charles And The All Stars - Russia Goes Jazz 1964
1988 (age 60)
Teddy Charles Quartet
Teddy Charles, vibes; Harold Danko, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Teatro Romano, Verona, Italy, June 25, 1988
| All The Things You Are (as All The Things You Ain't) | Soul Note (It) 121183-1 | |
| Walkin' | - | |
| Third Levelling | - | |
| To Start Again | - | |
| Nostalgia For Mingus (Nostalgia In Times Square) | - | |
| Night In Tunisia | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | Soul Note (It) 121183-2 |
* Soul Note (It) 121183-1 Teddy Charles Quartet Live At The Verona Jazz Festival, 1988 1989
= Soul Note (It) 121183-2 -
2008 (age 80)
Teddy Charles Sextet
John Mosca, trombone; Chris Byars, sax, flute; Teddy Charles, vibes; Harold Danko, piano; Ari Roland, bass; Stefan Schatz, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, July 23, 2008
| Dances With Bulls | Smalls Records SRCD 0038 | |
| Nostalgia In Times Square | - | |
| No More Nights | - | |
| Bunni | - | |
| Arlene | - | |
| Blues Without Woe | - |
* Smalls Records SRCD 0038 Teddy Charles - Dances With Bulls 2008
Teddy Charles With Walter Wolff Trio
Teddy Charles, vibes; Walter Wolff, piano; Francesco Angiuli, bass; Andreas Fryland, drums.
Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland, November 7, 2008
| Nostalgia For Mingus | O.A.P. Records (Du) OAPR 904 | |
| Dances With Bulls | - | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love | - | |
| Archipelago | - | |
| What's New | - | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| I Hardly Think About You | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
* O.A.P. Records (Du) OAPR 904 Teddy Charles And Walter Wolff Trio - Live