Sunset Eyes

Sunset Eyes
Sunset Eyes
Studio album by Teddy Edwards
Released	1960
Recorded	March 21 & 23 and August 16, 1960
Studio	Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:40
Label	Pacific Jazz; PJ 14
Producer	Richard Bock
Teddy Edwards chronology

Sunset Eyes is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[6]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Since the great Teddy Edwards never recorded an uninspiring record, this date is easily recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Edwards except as indicated

"Tempo de Blues" - 4:46
"Vintage '57" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 7:12
"I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 3:32
"Up in Teddy's New Flat" - 3:06
"Sunset Eyes" - 5:26
"Teddy's Tune" - 6:11
"Takin' Off" - 6:32
"The New Symphony Sid" (King Pleasure) - 2:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
"My Kinda Blues" - 5:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Takin' Off" [First Version] - 2:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded in Los Angeles on August 16, 1959 (track 1), March 21, 1960 (tracks 3 & 8-10) and August 16, 1960 (tracks 2 & 4-7).

Personnel

Teddy Edwards - tenor saxophone
Ronnie Ball (track 1), Joe Castro (tracks 2 & 4-7), Amos Trice (tracks 3 & 8-10) - piano
Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 2-10), Ben Tucker (track 1) - bass
Billy Higgins (tracks 2-10), Al Levitt (track 1) - drums

References

^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
^ Teddy Edwards catalog accessed January 12, 2016
^ Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 28, 2018
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 28, 2018
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Sunset Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016

[2] Teddy Edwards catalog accessed January 12, 2016

[3] Teddy Edwards discography accessed February 28, 2018

[4] Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards accessed February 28, 2018

[Allmusic-5] Yanow, Scott. Sunset Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[Penguin-6] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Teddy Edwards
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958) It's About Time (1959) Sunset Eyes (1960) Teddy's Ready! (1960) Back to Avalon (1960) Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961) Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961) Heart & Soul (1962) Nothin' But the Truth! (1966) It's All Right! (1967) Feelin's (1974) The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976) Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979) Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979) Out of This World (1980) Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981) Mississippi Lad (1991) Blue Saxophone (1992) La Villa: Live in Paris (1993) Tango in Harlem (1994) Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994) Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996) Midnight Creeper (1997) Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000) Ladies Man (2000) Smooth Sailing (2001)
With Gerald Wilson	You Better Believe It! (1961) Moment of Truth (1962) Portraits (1963–64) McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964) On Stage (1965) Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965) The Golden Sword (1966)
With others	Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978) Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960) Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968) Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967) Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868) Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969) Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969) That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969) Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978) Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962) Les McCann Sings (1961) Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990) Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972) Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957) Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)