Sunset Eyes

Sunset Eyes
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedMarch 21 & 23 and August 16, 1960
StudioRex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length46:40
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 14
ProducerRichard Bock
Teddy Edwards chronology
It's About Time
(1959)
Sunset Eyes
(1960)
Teddy's Ready!
(1960)

Sunset Eyes is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Since the great Teddy Edwards never recorded an uninspiring record, this date is easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz".[5]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
  2. ^ Teddy Edwards catalog accessed January 12, 2016
  3. ^ Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 28, 2018
  4. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 28, 2018
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Sunset Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.