Teddy Edwards & Howard McGhee - Together Again!!!! - 180g Vinyl LP
Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
2024
Bringing together trumpeter Howard McGhee and saxophonist Teddy Edwards, Together Again!!!! was originally released on Contemporary Records in 1961. In addition to Edwards and McGhee, the album features Phineas Newborn, Jr. (piano), Ray Brown (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums).
This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.
Tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards and trumpeter Howard McGhee had played together regularly from 1945 to 1947. For their recorded reunion, they are assisted by the masterful pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen. Edwards, McGhee, and Brown contributed one new song apiece which alternates with a trio of standards ("You Stepped Out of a Dream," "Misty" and Charlie Parker's "Perhaps"). The trumpeter was having a short-lived comeback at the time and he had largely regained his earlier form. Edwards sounds as strong as ever and Newborn was an up-and-coming talent. Their collaboration for this boppish date is generally quite memorable.
Scott Yanow
(888072589728)
| SKU | 888072589728 |
| Barcode # | 888072589728 |
| Brand | Contemporary Records / Craft Recordings |
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