bertrand Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 A student of Teddy's reports that he passed away last night. I have no other details. Teddy played at the Atlas Theatre here in D.C. in October, recreating the tentet music with Brad Linde and his group. This was probably Teddy's very last gig. Bertrand. Quote
BeBop Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 I was first exposed to him through those West Coast recordings with Wardell. Nice stuff. Sad to hear (assuming true). Quote
GA Russell Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 One of my first jazz records was a Teddy Charles Prestige date of Night in Tunisia and other things, as I recall; with Jimmy Raney. I've been sentimentally disposed toward him ever since. RIP. Quote
B. Goren. Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Sad news to start the day with. RIP Mr. Charles. Quote
Christiern Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Sorry to hear that. Not a great photo, but this was Teddy Charles in December of 2009, at Ira Gitler's 80th birthday party. THat's Bruce Lundvall with the white beard. Quote
brownie Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Hal McKusick last week, Teddy Charles now This is very sad! What a career he has had: The Teddy Charles website Quote
sidewinder Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Very sad news to start the day with. The recordings with Wardell Gray were some of the very first jazz I ever heard and so highly of influence - and for that (and the many other great LPs) I've got to give Mr Charles a big thanks. RIP. The Atlantic 'Tentet' and 'Word From Bird' LPs will be coming out today. Edited April 18, 2012 by sidewinder Quote
Fer Urbina Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 RIP indeed. A force of nature in music, just have a look at his work in the 1950s (vibist, arranger, composer, A&R man...). This is a good overview by Noal Cohen. F Quote
fasstrack Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 A student of Teddy's reports that he passed away last night. I have no other details. Teddy played at the Atlas Theatre here in D.C. in October, recreating the tentet music with Brad Linde and his group. This was probably Teddy's very last gig. Bertrand. Jesus. We made friends 3 years ago when Chris Byars brought him out for some gigs. They reassembled the Tentet. After we jammed at Fat Cat-and he sounded great and spry as a teenager-I drove out to his house way out on the Island. What an adventure. I'll tell the story sometime, it's a hilarious classic-as was he. The main thing that impressed me about Teddy was the way he got through life-taking or leaving the music biz on his own terms. This was evidenced by the long sailboat parked at the far right driueway of house that I spied the wintry day in 2009 I was over. What a character. What a man. What a life! Bye bye, Teddy. And ahoy. Quote
Fer Urbina Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Nice article more focused on his sailing, here. One album I'd like to see reissued properly is the Ellington thing, with Hall Overton and Oscar Pettiford for Jubilee. F Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Sad news. Another great is gone. R.I.P. Mr. Charles. Quote
kinuta Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Sorry to hear that. I've had a lot of pleasure listening to his golden vibes. RIP. Quote
mikeweil Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Oh no - what sad news! Great vibist, great writer (those tentet recordings are priceless) ... and an uncompromosing soul. I second the recommendation of Noal Cohen's great disco work. The three sessions he did with Mingus are great - I highly recommend burning them onto one disc. They are scattered over three labels. Quote
colinmce Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Sad indeed. I just love those early recordings with Raney and Overton. They sound like they were recorded in a bedroom. There's really nothing else like them. Not to mention the great Tentet. Quote
colinmce Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Listening to the Tentet LP for the first time in awhile and it really is just so modern. If you came in at the right time you could easily mistake it for something like Muhal Richard Abrahms. But then it also just hits that perfect 50s jazz note too. A real treasure. Quote
Pete C Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Yes, he was responsible for some of the most adventurous jazz of the '50s. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 He was great. This really sucks. RIP, and thanks Teddy. Quote
brownie Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 Obituary in the local newspaper 'The Shelter Island Reporter' today. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 18, 2012 Report Posted April 18, 2012 I knew of his boating career only vaguely - seems as though he was a big deal in the seafaring world. Quote
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