Teddy Edwards & Houston Person - Horn To Horn

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 56:19

Size: 128.9 MB

Styles: Hard bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1994/2009

Art: Front

[7:57] 1. Equinox

[6:25] 2. That's All

[5:13] 3. Lester Leaps In

[6:59] 4. The Girl From Ipanema

[7:20] 5. Body And Soul

[7:43] 6. Red Top

[6:58] 7. Talk Of The Town

[7:40] 8. Out Of Nowhere

This is a logical and very successful collaboration featuring the East Coast tenor Houston Person and L.A.'s legendary Teddy Edwards. Although one can generally tell the two veterans apart (Person has a heavier sound than the comparatively light-toned Edwards), the co-leaders are quite complementary and work together well in the tradition of Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons. With fine backup from pianist Richard Wyands, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Kenny Washington, Edwards and Person pay tribute to eight great tenors of the past (John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) through their renditions of eight standards. Highlights include a romp on "Lester Leaps In," a surprisingly successful version of "The Girl From Ipanema" and a spirited "Red Top." Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood, New Jersey (12/27/1994).

Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone); Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Richard Wyands (piano); Kenny Washington (drums).

Horn To Horn

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