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Released
  
1956

Collaboration West (1953)
  
Evolution (1955)

Label
  
Prestige Records

Producers
  
Bob Weinstock, Ira Gitler

Length
  
38:26

Release date
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 23, 1952 and August 21 & 31, 1953 New York City and Los Angeles, California

Artists
  
Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers

Similar
  
Teddy Charles albums, Jazz albums

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

Contents

Reception

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".

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

  • Teddy Charles – vibraphone, piano
  • Shorty Rogers – trumpet (tracks 1-6)
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar (tracks 7-10)
  • Curtis Counce (tracks 1-6), Dick Nivison (tracks 7-10) – bass
  • Shelly Manne (tracks 1-6), Ed Shaughnessy (tracks 7-10) – drums
  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 5 & 6)

    • Songs

    1Variations on a Motive by Bud4:17
    2Wailing Dervish4:28
    3Further Out5:40

    References

    Collaboration West Wikipedia
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