Artist: Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre
Album: Evolution
Genre: Cool
Label: Prestige/Original Jazz Classics
Released: 1992
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Violetta (Nielson) - 3:41
- The Night We Called It a Day (Dennis-Adair) - 2:45
- Jay Walkin' (Monterose) - 3:40
- Speak Low (Weill-Nash) - 3:20
- Relaxo Abstracto (Charles) - 5:25
- I Can't Get Started (Duke-Gershwin) - 7:13
- Free (Rogers) - 4:21
- Evolution (Giuffre) - 4:13
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Although somewhat overlooked in the jazz history books, vibraphonist Teddy Charles was for a period an important participant in the early Third Stream movement, using aspects of classical music to revitalize West Coast-style jazz. This CD reissue features trumpeter Shorty Rogers, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre, bassist Curtis Counce and drummer Shelly Manne on a couple of advanced originals (one apiece by Giuffre and Rogers) from 1953. After moving to New York, Charles teamed up for a short time with bassist Charles Mingus, performing six other numbers in a quartet with tenor saxophonist J.R. Monterose and drummer Gerry Segal. This session alternates cookers with sensitive ballads and is one of the better recorded showcases for Charles' vibes. Recommended.
Review by Scott Yanow