Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson – Teddy Wilson and the Dutch Swing College Band (1972/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:48 minutes | 713 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Archive of Folk & Jazz Music

For several decades, the Dutch Swing College Band was one of Europe’s top regular groups, able to play both Dixieland and swing with equal skill. This LP contains some full band selections (including a Dixieland-ish “Riverboat Shuffle”), combo numbers with the band’s two clarinetists, solos, and features for pianist Teddy Wilson with the rhythm section. This celebratory occasion (thus far only available on LP) resulted in some highly enjoyable music that deserves to be reissued on CD.

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Teddy Wilson – The Noble Art of Teddy Wilson (Remastered) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:34 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2xHD – Storyville Records

Teddy Wilson, regarded as a master of melodic and logical improvisation, demonstrates his dazzling technique in this 1968 recording, with accompaniment by upright bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and percussionist Bjarne Rostvold.

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Teddy Wilson – St. Louis Blues (Remastered) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:54 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2xHD – Storyville Records

Regarded as one of the supreme keyboard masters of the swing era, Teddy Wilson redefined the stride piano tradition after the innovations of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller. This collection features the elegance, delicacy and finesse that earned Wilson widespread acclaim, including his interpretations of How High the Moon, St. Louis Blues and I’ll Remember April.

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Teddy Wilson – Lionel Hampton Presents: Teddy Wilson (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:39 minutes | 669 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © High Fidelity Masters

„In the mid-to-late ’70s, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton had the opportunity to record with some of his favorite jazz musicians on his Who’s Who label. For his reunion with pianist Teddy Wilson, Hamp also utilized the fine clarinetist Jerry Fuller, bassist George Duvivier, Sam Turner on congas and Teddy Wilson, Jr. on drums, making this the only time that father and son recorded together. The music is a bit predictable with eight veteran swing standards, but the enthusiasm of Hampton makes the results more exciting than one might expect.“ (Scott Yanow, AMG)

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Teddy Wilson – Limehouse Blues (Remastered) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:22 minutes | 549 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © FL Distribution

Teddy Wilson was one of the swing era’s finest pianists, a follower of Earl Hines’ distinctive “trumpetstyle” piano playing. Wilson forged his own unique approach from Hines’ influence, as well as from the styles of Art Tatum and Fats Waller. He was a truly orchestral pianist who engaged the complete range of his instrument, and he did it all in a slightly restrained, wholly dignified manner at the keyboard.

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