Word from Bird

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

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)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Allmusic calls the album "enjoyable".^[3]

Track listing

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

• 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

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