Artist: Teddy Charles
Album: Coolin'
Genre: Cool
Label: Prestige/New Jazz/Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1957/1995
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Staggers (Waldron) - 7:54
- Song of a Star (Jenkins) - 7:14
- The Eagle Flies (Sulieman) - 7:44
- Bunni (Charles) - 8:05
- Reiteration (Waldron) - 7:59
- Everything Happens to Me (Dennis-Adair) - 4:33
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- Personnel:
- Teddy Charles - vibes
- Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
- John Jenkins - alto saxophone (#1-5)
- Mal Waldron - piano
- Addison Farmer - bass
- Jerry Segal - drums
Although this sextet session was officially a co-op, vibraphonist Teddy Charles and pianist Mal Waldron were really the main organizers. The group plays five originals by bandmembers that often have complex melodies but familiar chord changes. Trumpeter Idrees Sulieman excels on the one standard ("Everything Happens to Me"), altoist John Jenkins (making his recording debut) has some worthy solos and both bassist Addison Farmer and drummer Jerry Segal are fine in support. This obscure session (reissued on CD in the OJC series) is an excellent outing.
Review by Scott Yanow