Collaboration West

Collaboration West
Studio album by
Teddy Charles
Released1956
RecordedDecember 23, 1952 and August 21 & 31, 1953
New York City and Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length38:26
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7028
ProducerBob Weinstock (tracks 1-6), Ira Gitler (tracks 7-10)
Teddy Charles chronology
New Directions
(1952) 		Collaboration West
(1956) 		Evolution
(1955)

Collaboration West is an album by jazz vibraphonist and pianist Teddy Charles recorded in 1953 for the Prestige label.[1][2] Four tracks from an earlier session were added to the 1993 CD release.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although there are some swinging sections, much of the music is quite complex with difficult arrangements and some polytonality... The music is thought-provoking if a bit cold and clinical, easier to respect than to love".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Charles except where noted.

  1. "Variations on a Motive by Bud" – 4:20
  2. "Wailing Dervish" (Shorty Rogers) – 4:31
  3. "Further Out" – 5:42
  4. "Etudiez le Cahier" – 3:48
  5. "Margo" – 4:51
  6. "Bobalob" – 7:01
  7. "Edging Out" – 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Nocturne" – 2:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Composition for Four Pieces" (Jimmy Raney) – 1:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:44 Bonus track on CD reissue

Note

  • Recorded in New York City on December 23, 1952 (tracks 7-10) and in Los Angeles, California on August 21, 1953 (tracks 1-4) and August 31, 1953 (tracks 5 & 6)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 25, 2013
  2. ^ Cohen, N. Teddy Charles Discography Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 25, 2013
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 25, 2013
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.