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Word from Bird

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Word from Bird
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedOctober 23 and November 12, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
Length41:30
LabelAtlantic
LP 1274
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Teddy Charles chronology
Teddy Charles Tentet
(1956)
Word from Bird
(1957)
Vibe-Rant
(1957)

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 ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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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.