The Prestige Jazz Quartet

The Prestige Jazz Quartet is an eponymous album by the group nominally by jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.[1][2]

The Prestige Jazz Quartet
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedJune 22 & 28, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:37
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7108
ProducerTeddy Charles
Teddy Charles chronology
Three for Duke
(1957)
The Prestige Jazz Quartet
(1957)
Word from Bird
(1958)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [4]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "This is as fine a jazz record as you are likely to come by from 1957 (and there were many great ones from that year); it's too bad the band didn't remain together longer to explore further the terrain mapped out on this debut".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Teddy Charles except as indicated

  1. "Take Three Parts Jazz" - 14:23
  2. "Meta-Waltz" (Mal Waldron) - 5:28
  3. "Dear Elaine" (Waldron) - 8:53
  4. "Friday the 13th" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:53
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 22, 1957 (tracks 1, 3 & 4) and June 28, 1957 (track 2)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 26, 2013
  2. ^ Cohen, N. Teddy Charles Discography, accessed July 26, 2013
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2013
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.