Teddy Edwards Discography
1947 (age 23)
Teddy Edwards Quintet
Benny Bailey, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Emanuel Brooks aka Duke Brooks, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, July, 1947
| MR-5 | Bird Legs | Rex 25056; Onyx ORI 215 |
| MR-6 | Out Of Nowhere | - |
| MR-7 | Roy's Boy | Rex 25057; Onyx ORI 215 |
| MR-8 | Steady With Teddy | - |
| Rexology | Rex 25058; Onyx ORI 215 | |
| Three Bass Hit | - | |
| R.B.'s Wig | Rex 25059; Onyx ORI 215 | |
| Body And Soul | - |
* Onyx ORI 215 Teddy Edwards, Barney Kessel, Slim Gaillard - Central Avenue Breakdown Vol. 2
* Rex 25056 Teddy Edwards - Bird Legs / Out Of Nowhere
* Rex 25057 Teddy Edwards - Roy's Boy / Steady With Teddy
* Rex 25058 Teddy Edwards - Rexology / Three Bass Hit
* Rex 25059 Teddy Edwards - R.B.'s Wig / Body And Soul
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Red Callender, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
NYC, December 4, 1947
| D1145-A | Blues In Teddy's Flat | Dial 1033 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD |
| D1145-AA | - | Dial 1033, 759, LP 211; Onyx ORI 201; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD |
* Onyx ORI 201 Teddy Edwards, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, Wardell Gray - The Foremost! 1972
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD Dexter Gordon On Dial The Complete Sessions - The Chase
* Dial LP 211 James Moody, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon, Serge Chaloff, Don Byas - Mr. Saxophone...?
* Dial 1033 (alt.) Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat 1949+
* Dial 1033 Fats Navarro - Move / Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat 1949
* Dial 759 Teddy Edwards - Blues In Teddy's Flat / Bikini 1949
1948
Teddy Edwards Quintet
Herbie Harper, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Iggy Shevack, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, October, 1948
| Teddy's Tune | Rex 26025; Onyx ORI 212 | |
| Wonderful Work | - | |
| Fairy Dance | Rex 26026; Onyx ORI 212 | |
| It's The Talk Of The Town | - |
* Onyx ORI 212 Teddy Edwards, Vivian Garry, Dodo Marmarosa - Central Avenue Breakdown Vol. 1
* Rex 26025 Teddy Edwards - Teddy's Tune / Wonderful Work
* Rex 26026 Teddy Edwards - Fairy Dance / It's The Talk Of The Town
1958 (age 34)
Teddy Edwards Septet
Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Jimmy Allen, Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Jimmy Hamilton, bass; Jimmy Miller, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1958
| Red Shirt | Pacific Jazz X-303; World Pacific JWC-512; Pacific Jazz PJ-13 |
* World Pacific JWC-512 Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 3: Blowin' The Blues 1959
* Pacific Jazz PJ-13 Various Artists - This Is The Blues Vol. 1 1961
* Pacific Jazz X-303 Jackie Davis, Harold Land - Blowin' The Blues / Teddy Edwards - Red Shirt 1961
Teddy Edwards Septet / Edison-Edwards Septet
Harry Edison, trumpet; Jimmy Allen, Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Henry McDode, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Jimmy Hamilton, bass; Jimmy Miller, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 16, 1958
| Midnight Blues | World Pacific STEREO-1029 |
* World Pacific STEREO-1029 Various Artists - The Blues Vol. 3: Blowin' The Blues 1959
Teddy Edwards Quartet With Joe Castro
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Joe Castro, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Falcon's Lair, Beverly Hills, CA, probably 1958
| Billie's Bounce | Metrojazz E1011 | |
| A Foggy Day | - |
* Metrojazz E1011 Sonny Rollins At Music Inn/Teddy Edwards At Falcon's Lair With Joe Castro 1958
= Metrojazz SE1011 - 1959
1960
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Amos Trice, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Tony Bazley, drums.
Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1960
| I Hear A Rhapsody | Pacific Jazz PJ-14 | |
| The New Symphony Sid | World Pacific S-208 | |
| My Kinda Blues | ||
| Takin' Off |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-14 Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes 1961
* World Pacific S-208 Gil Evans - Theme / Teddy Edwards - Symphony Sid 1960
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Ronnie Ball, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Al Levitt, drums.
Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 1960
| Tempo De Blues | Pacific Jazz PJ-14, PJ-30 |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-14 Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes 1961
* Pacific Jazz PJ-30, ST-30 Various Artists - This Is The Blues Vol. 2 1961
Teddy Edwards And Les McCann Ltd.
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Les McCann, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Ron Jefferson, drums.
Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 1960
| Our Love Is Here To Stay | Pacific Jazz X-314, PJ-6 | |
| Frankly Speaking | Pacific Jazz PJ-6 | |
| Fools Rush In | - | |
| Undecided | - | |
| Blues Comjumations (as Beve's Comjumulations) | Pacific Jazz X-314, PJ-6 | |
| Willow Weep For Me | Pacific Jazz PJ-6 | |
| Lover Come Back To Me | - |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-6, ST-6 Teddy Edwards With Les McCann Ltd. - It's About Time 1960
* Pacific Jazz X-314 Teddy Edwards, Les McCann - Beve's Comjumulations / Our Love Is Here To Stay 1960
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Joe Castro, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Rex Productions Studio, Los Angeles, CA, August 16, 1960
| Vintage '57 | Pacific Jazz PJ-14 | |
| Up In Teddy's New Flat | Pacific Jazz X-302, PJ-14 | |
| Sunset Eyes | Pacific Jazz PJ-14 | |
| Teddy's Tune | - | |
| Takin' Off | - |
* Pacific Jazz PJ-14 Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes 1961
* Pacific Jazz X-302 Billy Higgins, Teddy Edwards - Me And My Lover / Teddy Edwards - Up In Teddy's New Flat 1961
Teddy Edwards Quartet
same personnel.
Contemporary Records' studio, Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1960
| Blues In G (as Bluesingee) | Contemporary M3583 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| What's New? | - | |
| You Name It | - | |
| Take The "A" Train | - | |
| The Sermon | - | |
| Higgins' Hideaway | - |
* Contemporary M3583, S7583 Teddy Edwards Quartet - Teddy's Ready! 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-748-2 - 1992
Teddy Edwards Octet
Nathaniel Meeks, trumpet; Lester Robertson, trombone; Jimmy Woods, alto sax; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Modesto Brisenio, baritone sax; Danny Horton, piano; Roger Alderson, bass; Larance Marable, drums.
Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles, CA, December 7, 8 and 13, 1960
| Avalon (version 1) | Contemporary CCD-14074-2 | |
| The Cellar Dweller | - | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Steppin' Lightly | - | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | - | |
| Our Last Goodbye | - | |
| Good Gravy | - | |
| (Under) A Southern Moon And Sky | - | |
| Avalon (version 2) | - |
* Contemporary CCD-14074-2 Teddy Edwards Octet - Back To Avalon 1995
1961
Teddy Edwards & Howard McGhee Quintet
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Phineas Newborn Jr., piano; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, May 15 and 17, 1961
| Together Again | Contemporary M3588 | |
| You Stepped Out Of A Dream | - | |
| Up There | - | |
| Perhaps | - | |
| Misty | - | |
| Sandy | - |
* Contemporary M3588, S7588 Teddy Edwards, Howard McGhee - Together Again!!!! 1961
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-424, OJCCD-424-2 - 1990
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Danny Horton, piano #1-3,6-9; Phineas Newborn Jr., piano #4,5; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Milt Turner, drums.
Contemporary Records, Los Angeles, CA, August 23, 24 and 25, 1961
| 1. | Good Gravy | Contemporary M3592 |
| 2. | Could You Forget | - |
| 3. | A Stairway To The Stars | - |
| 4. | A Little Later | - |
| 5. | On Green Dolphin Street | - |
| 6. | Just Friends | - |
| 7. | Laura | - |
| 8. | Yes, I'll Be Ready | - |
| 9. | Not So Strange | - |
* Contemporary M3592, S7592 Teddy Edwards Quartet - Good Gravy! 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-661-2 - 1991
1962
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Gerry Wiggins, organ; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Milt Turner, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, April 24, 1962
| Smokin' | Contemporary M3606 | |
| No Regrets | - | |
| Secret Love | - | |
| Little Steddy | - | |
| Wiggin' | - | |
| A Bag Of Blues | - | |
| Heart And Soul | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-177-2 |
* Contemporary M3606, S7606 Teddy Edwards - Heart & Soul 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-177 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-177-2 - 1992
1966 (age 42)
Teddy Edwards Sextet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Phil Orlando, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Montego Joe, congas, bongos.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 13, 1966
| Nothin' But The Truth | Prestige 45-443, PR 7518 | |
| Games That Lovers Play | Prestige PR 7518 | |
| On The Street Where You Live | - | |
| Brazilian Skies | - | |
| But Beautiful | - | |
| Lovin' It, Lovin' It | Prestige 45-443, PR 7518 |
* Prestige PR 7518, PRST 7518 Teddy Edwards - Nothin' But The Truth! 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-813-2 - 1994
* Prestige 45-443 Teddy Edwards - Nothin' But The Truth / Lovin' It, Lovin' It 1967
1967
The Teddy Edwards Sextet
Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.
Richard Alderson Recording Studio, NYC, May 24 and 27, 1967
| It's All Right | Prestige PRST 7522 | |
| Going Home | - | |
| Afraid Of Love | - | |
| Wheelin' And Dealin' | - | |
| Mamacita Lisa | - | |
| Back Alley Blues | - | |
| The Cellar Dweller | - | |
| Moving In | - |
* Prestige PRST 7522 The Teddy Edwards Sextet - It's All Right! 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-944-2 - 1997
1974 (age 50)
Teddy Edwards Sextet
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Dolo Coker, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Frank Butler, drums; Jerry Steinholz, congas, misc. percussion.
Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 25, 1974
| Bear Tracks | Muse MR 5045 | |
| April Love | - | |
| Ritta Ditta Blues | - | |
| Eleven Twenty Three | - | |
| Georgia On My Mind | - | |
| The Blue Sombrero | - |
* Muse MR 5045 Teddy Edwards - Feelin's 1974
= Xanadu 906077 - 2015
1976
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Freddie Waits, drums.
NYC, June 25, 1976
| Sunset Eyes | Xanadu 134 | |
| That Old Black Magic | - | |
| Mean To Me | - | |
| Imagination | - | |
| One On One | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - |
* Xanadu 134 The Inimitable Teddy Edwards 1976
1980
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Jesper Lundgaard, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
December 5, 1980
| No Name #1 | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1147 | |
| April Love | - | |
| Out Of This World | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| That's All | - | |
| Cheek To Cheek | - | |
| Summertime | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31147 |
* SteepleChase (D) SCS 1147 Teddy Edwards Quartet - Out Of This World 1981
= SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31147 -
1981
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Rein De Graaff, piano; Henk Haverhoek, bass; John Engels, drums.
Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland, December 26, 1981
| Lady Be Good | Timeless (Du) SJP 139 | |
| Oleo | - | |
| Georgia | - | |
| Good Gravy | - |
* Timeless (Du) SJP 139 Teddy Edwards Quartet - Good Gravy 1984
1991 (age 67)
Teddy Edwards Septet Featuring Tom Waits
Nolan Smith, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Art Hillery, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ray Armando, percussion; featuring Tom Waits, vocal, guitar #1,6.
Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA, March 13 and 14, 1991
| 1. | Little Man | Verve (F) 511 111-2 |
| 2. | Safari Walk | - |
| 3. | The Blue Sombrero | - |
| 4. | Mississippi Lad | - |
| 5. | Three Base Hit | - |
| 6. | I'm Not Your Fool Anymore | - |
| 7. | Symphony On Central | - |
| 8. | Ballad For A Bronze Beauty | - |
| 9. | The Call Of Love | - |
* Verve (F) 511 111-2 Teddy Edwards Featuring Tom Waits - Mississippi Lad 1991
= Antilles 314 511 411-2 -
1992
Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble
Oscar Brashear, James Smith, Frank Szabo, trumpet; Thurman Green, Maurice Spears, trombone; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax, clarinet, vocal; Brenton Banks, Mark Cargill, Michael White, violin; Dan Weinstein, viola; Melissa "Missy" Hasin, cello; Carol Robbins, harp; Art Hillery, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Mel Brown, drums; Ray Armando, percussion; Lisa Nobumoto, vocal.
Paramount Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, June 8, 9 and 10, 1992
| Prelude | Verve (F) 517 298-2 | |
| Blue Saxophone | - | |
| Lennox Lady | - | |
| No Name Number One | - | |
| Ballad For Susan | - | |
| Brazilian Skies | - | |
| Hot Tamale Joe | - | |
| Them Dirty Old Blues | - | |
| Glass Of Water | - | |
| Serenade In Blue | - | |
| Hymn For The Homeless | - | |
| Going Home | - |
* Verve (F) 517 298-2 Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble - Blue Saxophone 1993
= Antilles 314 517 527-2 -
1993
Teddy Edwards Quartet With Strings
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Alain Jean Marie, piano; Thomas Bramerie, bass; Alvester Garnett, drums; with guests: Christian Escoude, guitar; Spanky Wilson, vocal; added strings.
La Villa, Paris, France, November 4 and 8, 1993
| Juuls Delight | EmArcy (F) 523 495-2 | |
| Lee Ann | - | |
| Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) | - | |
| What' Cha Gonna Do | - | |
| Madly In Love With You | - | |
| French Basstry | - | |
| If We Ever Said Good Bye | - | |
| Get Up And Get It | - | |
| At The La Villa | - | |
| April Love | - | |
| L.A. After Dark / Good Gravy | - |
* EmArcy (F) 523 495-2 Teddy Edwards Quartet - La Villa: Live In Paris 1995
1994 (age 70)
Teddy Edwards Trio
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Christian McBride, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
NYC, December 21, 22 and 23, 1994
| Besame Mucho | Verve (F) 527 468-2 | |
| The Nearness Of You | - | |
| Cruisin' And Groovin' | - | |
| Two Steps Down | - | |
| Old Folks | - | |
| Sunset Eyes | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Tango In Harlem | - | |
| Alfie | - | |
| Nica's Dream | - | |
| Undecided | - | |
| Sponavating The Blues | - |
* Verve (F) 527 468-2 Teddy Edwards - Tango In Harlem 1995
Teddy Edwards - Houston Person Quintet
Teddy Edwards, Houston Person, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 27, 1994
| Equinox | Muse MCD 5540 | |
| That's All | - | |
| Lester Leaps In | - | |
| The Girl From Ipanema | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Red Top | - | |
| Talk Of The Town | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - |
* Muse MCD 5540 Teddy Edwards & Houston Person - Horn To Horn 1996
= 32 Jazz 32150 - 1999
1996
Teddy Edwards - Houston Person Quintet
Teddy Edwards, Houston Person, tenor sax; Stan Hope, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 6, 1996
| Twisted | HighNote HCD 7002 | |
| Blue And Sentimental | - | |
| Pennies From Heaven | - | |
| Night Train | - | |
| I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance | - | |
| The Breeze And I | - | |
| Little Girl Blue | - |
* HighNote HCD 7002 The Saxophones Of Teddy Edwards & Houston Person - Close Encounters 1999
1997
Teddy Edwards Quintet
Virgil Jones, trumpet #1-3,6; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Chip White, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 7, 1997
| 1. | Midnight Creeper | HighNote HCD 7011 |
| 2. | Walking In The Rain | - |
| 3. | Sensitive | - |
| 4. | Lady Be Good | - |
| 5. | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 6. | Sunday | - |
| 7. | Tenderly | - |
| 8. | Almost Like Being In Love | - |
* HighNote HCD 7011 Teddy Edwards - Midnight Creeper 1997
2000
Teddy Edwards Quintet
Eddie Allen, trumpet #1,5,7,8; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Chip Jackson, bass; Chip White, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 2000
| 1. | Jeannine | HighNote HCD 7067 |
| 2. | Rosetta | - |
| 3. | Ruby | - |
| 4. | Candy | - |
| 5. | Saskia | - |
| 6. | Diane | - |
| 7. | Donna Lee | - |
| 8. | Marie | - |
| 9. | Laura | - |
| 10. | Rosalie | - |
* HighNote HCD 7067 Teddy Edwards - Ladies Man 2001
Teddy Edwards documentary / Teddy Edwards Trio
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Larry Nash, piano; Gerryck King, drums.
The Jazz Spot In The Los Feliz Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA, October 23, 2000
| The Warm Up | Cope Records COPECD016 | |
| L.A. After Dark | - | |
| Regina | - | |
| It's All Right | - | |
| I'm So Afraid Of Love | - | |
| At The La Villa | - | |
| Interlude | - | |
| Takin' Off | - | |
| Regina | - | |
| It's All Right | - | |
| L.A. After Dark | - | |
| I'm So Afraid Of Love | - |
* Cope Records COPECD016 The Legend Of Teddy Edwards (Soundtrack) 2001
2001
Teddy Edwards Quartet
Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Richard Wyands, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Chip White, drums.
M&I Recording Studios, NYC, December 19, 2001
| Going Home | HighNote HCD 7088 | |
| All Too Soon | - | |
| Hank's Tune | - | |
| Indian Summer | - | |
| Robbin's Nest | - | |
| Talk Of The Town | - | |
| Smooth Sailing | - | |
| Polka Dots And Moonbeams | - |
* HighNote HCD 7088 Teddy Edwards - Smooth Sailing