The Prestige Jazz Quartet

The Prestige Jazz Quartet
Studio album by Teddy Charles
Released 1957
Recorded June 22 & 28, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 37:37
Label Prestige
PRLP 7108
Producer Teddy Charles
Teddy Charles chronology
Three for Duke
(1957)
The Prestige Jazz Quartet
(1957)
Salute to Hamp
(1959)

The Prestige Jazz Quartet is an eponymous album by the group nominally by jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "This is as fine a jazz record as you are likely to come by from 1957 (and there were many great ones from that year); it's too bad the band didn't remain together longer to explore further the terrain mapped out on this debut".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Charles except as indicated

  1. "Take Three Parts Jazz" - 14:23
  2. "Meta-Waltz" (Mal Waldron) - 5:28
  3. "Dear Elaine" (Waldron) - 8:53
  4. "Friday the 13th" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:53

Personnel

References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2013
  2. Cohen, N. Teddy Charles Discography, accessed July 26, 2013
  3. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2013
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