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

Sunset Eyes
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedMarch 21 & 23 and August 16, 1960
StudioRex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length46:40
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 14
ProducerRichard Bock
Teddy Edwards chronology
It's About Time
(1959)
Sunset Eyes
(1960)
Teddy's Ready!
(1960)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All compositions by Teddy Edwards except as indicated

  1. "Tempo de Blues" - 4:46
  2. "Vintage '57" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 7:12
  3. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 3:32
  4. "Up in Teddy's New Flat" - 3:06
  5. "Sunset Eyes" - 5:26
  6. "Teddy's Tune" - 6:11
  7. "Takin' Off" - 6:32
  8. "The New Symphony Sid" (King Pleasure) - 2:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "My Kinda Blues" - 5:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "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

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References

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  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
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Sunset Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.