Word from Bird

1957 studio album by Teddy Charles

Word from Bird

Studio album by

Teddy Charles

Released| 1957
Recorded| October 23 and November 12, 1956
New York City
Genre| Jazz
Length| 41:30
Label| Atlantic
LP 1274
Producer| Nesuhi Ertegun
Teddy Charles chronology
| Teddy Charles Tentet
(1956)  | Word from Bird
(1957)  | Vibe-Rant
(1957)

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Word from Bird is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles released on the Atlantic label in 1957.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

Allmusic calls the album "enjoyable".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Teddy Charles except as indicated

1. "Word from Bird" - 10:06
2. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:52
3. "Show Time" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 6:04
4. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:27
5. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) - 6:06
6. "Blue Greens" - 11:42

* Recorded in New York City on October 23, 1956 (tracks 1 & 3) and November 12, 1956 (tracks 2 & 4-6)

## Personnel

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* Teddy Charles -vibraphone
* Art Farmer \- trumpet (tracks 1 & 3)
* Eddie Bert \- trombone (track 1)
* Jim Buffington \- French horn (track 1)
* Don Butterfield \- tuba (tracks 1 & 3)
* Hal Stein \- alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
* Bob Newman - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
* George Barrow \- baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
* Hall Overton \- piano
* Jimmy Raney \- guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
* Addison Farmer \- bass (tracks 1 & 3)
* Charles Mingus \- bass (tracks 2 & 4-6)
* Ed Shaughnessy \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 8, 2015
2. ^ Cohen, N., The Teddy Charles Discography accessed September 8, 2015
3. ^ a b Campbell, Al. Word from Bird – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

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Teddy Charles

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Studio albums|

* Collaboration West (1952 & 1953)
* Evolution (1953 & 1955)
* The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)
* Word from Bird (1956)
* The Prestige Jazz Quartet (1957)
* Coolin' (1957)

Live albums|

* Jazz in the Garden at the Museum of Modern Art (1960)

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