Teddy Edwards: Sunset Eyes (Pacific Jazz) (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP ETJS-3.2 Don’t Explain

Don’t Explain

” a tribute to Chris Cornell

this set offers two sets of private recordings (at the home of Bird’s friend Phil Baxter and at Vic Damon’s studio) made with local musicians and a very relaxed-sounding Parker who has the room to really stretch out and show us the shape of jazz that was to come in his wake

Though it wouldn’t first be released until 1980 as part of the LT Series

Teddy Edwards: Sunset Eyes (Pacific Jazz) (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP ETJS-3.2 Don’t ExplainBlue Note, 1960 A little known tenor saxophonist deserving of much wider recognition, Teddy Edwards made two Pacific Jazz albums including 1960s impressive Sunset Eyes, a showcase for his rich, powerful, full blooded sound that dispels any preconceived notions that all West Coast jazz musicians maintained a uniformly placid musical demeanor. The album was drawn from three recording sessions with three different quartets including Edwards working band