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Word from Bird

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Released
  
1957

Word from Bird (1957)
  
Vibe-Rant (1957)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

Length
  
41:30

Artist
  
Teddy Charles

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
October 23 and November 12, 1956 New York City

Similar
  
Teddy Charles albums, Jazz albums

Word from Bird is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles released on the Atlantic label in 1957.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic calls the album "enjoyable".

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Charles except as indicated

  1. "Word from Bird" - 10:06
  2. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:52
  3. "Show Time" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 6:04
  4. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:27
  5. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 6:06
  6. "Blue Greens" - 11:42
  • Recorded in New York City on October 23, 1956 (tracks 1 & 3) and November 12, 1956 (tracks 2 & 4-6)

    • Personnel

  • Teddy Charles -vibraphone
  • Art Farmer - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3)
  • Eddie Bert - trombone (track 1)
  • Jim Buffington - French horn (track 1)
  • Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 1 & 3)
  • Hal Stein - alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
  • Bob Newman - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
  • George Barrow - baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
  • Hall Overton - piano
  • Jimmy Raney - guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
  • Addison Farmer (tracks 1 & 3), Charles Mingus (tracks 2 & 4-6) - bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy - drums

    • Songs

    1Word From Bird10:10
    2Laura5:03
    3Show Time6:09

    References

    Word from Bird Wikipedia
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