The focus is on vibraphone player Teddy Charles (1928). In the 50s he belonged to the avant-garde. Now the focus is mainly on his talents as an arranger and composer.
Teddy Charles Octet:
“Blues in the Night”; composers Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer.
Arranger: Teddy Charles.
CD: Something Blue, Something New; Fresh Sound Records
, FSR-CD-381
Teddy Charles Trio and Quartet:
“O’Brien’s A Fly’n ”; composer Teddy Charles.
“Edging Out”; composer Teddy Charles.
“Nocturne”; composer Teddy Charles.
CD: New Directions; Fantasy OJCCD 1927-2
Teddy Charles Tentet:
“The Emperor”; composer Teddy Charles.
CD: The Teddy Charles Tentet; Collectables COL-CD-6161
Miles Davis Quintet:
“Nature Boy”; composer Eden Ahbez.
Arranger: Teddy Charles.
CD: Blue Moods; Fantasy OJCCD-043-2
Teddy Charles Tentet:
“Nature Boy”; composer Eden Ahbez; arranger Teddy Charles.
“Green Blues”; composer Teddy Charles.
CD: The Teddy Charles Tentet; Collectables COL-CD-6161
Teddy Charles 12-tet:
“Word From Bird”; composer Teddy Charles.
LP: Word From Bird; Atlantic 1274
Mary Ann McCall:
“No Moon At All”; composers David Mann & Redd Evans.
Arranger: Teddy Charles.
LP: Detour to the Moon; Jubilee JLP-1078