New Jazz
Teddy Charles N. D. Quartet
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| Recorded | 1955 |
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| Label | New Jazz |
| Catalog | NJLP 1106 |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1297318 |
The record
Teddy Charles' vibraphone and J.R. Monterose's tenor make an unusual pairing, and having Charles Mingus in the bass chair gives the quartet more weight than the instrumentation suggests, with Jerry Segal on drums. Standards sit next to 'Relaxo-Abstracto' and 'Jay Walkin'', which is where the New Directions tag earns itself. A 1955 10-inch on New Jazz, NJLP 1106, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Tracks
- Violetta
- The Night We Called It A Day
- Jay Walkin'
- Speak Low
- Relaxo-Abstracto
- I Can't Get Started
Session personnel
- Charles Mingus — Bass
- Jerry Segal — Drums
- Rudy Van Gelder — Engineer
- Bob Altshuler — Liner Notes
- Bob Weinstock — Photography By
- J.R. Monterose — Tenor Saxophone
- Teddy Charles — Vibraphone
- Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1955 | New Jazz · NJLP 1106 — Vinyl LP 10" Album Mono earliest on file |
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| — | New Jazz · LP 1106 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono |
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