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Sunset Eyes

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Released
  
1960

Length
  
46:40

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Pacific JazzPJ 14

Recorded
  
March 21 & 23 and August 16, 1960Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA

Sunset Eyes is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Since the great Teddy Edwards never recorded an uninspiring record, this date is easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz".

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Edwards except as indicated

  1. "Tempo de Blues" - 4:46
  2. "Vintage '57" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 7:12
  3. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 3:32
  4. "Up in Teddy's New Flat" - 3:06
  5. "Sunset Eyes" - 5:26
  6. "Teddy's Tune" - 6:11
  7. "Takin' Off" - 6:32
  8. "The New Symphony Sid" (King Pleasure) - 2:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "My Kinda Blues" - 5:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Takin' Off" [First Version] - 2:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded in Los Angeles on August 16, 1959 (track 1), March 21, 1960 (tracks 3 & 8-10) and August 16, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4-7).

Personnel

  • Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Ball (track 1), Joe Castro (tracks 2 & 4-7), Amos Trice (tracks 3 & 8-10) - piano
  • Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 2-10), Ben Tucker (track 1) - bass
  • Billy Higgins (tracks 2-10), Al Levitt (track 1) - drums

    • References

    Sunset Eyes Wikipedia
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