Teddy Edwards

Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and then clarinet. His uncle sent for him to come to Detroit to live because he felt opportunities were better. Due to illness in the family, he went back to Jackson and ventured to Alexandria, Louisiana. He was persuaded by Ernie Fields to join his band after going to Tampa, Florida. In 1964, Edwards played with Benny Goodman at Disneyland, and at the 1964 New York World's Fair. ==Discography==

As leader/co-leader As sideman With Frank Butler • ''Wheelin' and Dealin''' (Xanadu, 1978) With Joe Castro • Groove Funk Soul (Atlantic, 1960) With Sonny Criss • ''Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)'' (Prestige, 1968) With Richard "Groove" Holmes • Get Up & Get It! – includes Pat Martino on guitar (Prestige, 1967) • Welcome Home (World Pacific, 1968) With Milt Jackson • ''That's the Way It Is'' (Impulse!, 1969) • Just the Way It Had to Be (Impulse!, 1969) • Memphis Jackson (Impulse!, 1969) With King Pleasure • Golden Days (HiFi Jazz, 1960; reissued on Original Jazz Classics) With Hank Jones • ''Ain't Misbehavin''' (Galaxy, 1978) With Julie London • Feeling Good (Liberty, 1965) With Shelly Manne • My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Contemporary, 1962) With Les McCann • Les McCann Sings (Pacific Jazz, 1961) • McCann/Wilson (Pacific Jazz, 1964) with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra With Howard McGhee • West Coast 1945-1947 (Uptown, 2014) With Freddie Redd • Everybody Loves a Winner (Milestone, 1990) With Max Roach and Clifford Brown • Max Roach and Clifford Brown In Concert (Gene Norman Presents, 1954; reissued on GNP Crescendo) With Jimmy Smith • Bluesmith (Verve, 1972) With Leroy Vinnegar • Leroy Walks! – includes Gerald Wilson on trumpet (Contemporary, 1958) • Leroy Walks Again!! (Contemporary, 1963) With Randy Weston and Melba Liston • Volcano Blues (Verve, 1993) With Gerald Wilson • You Better Believe It! (Pacific Jazz, 1961) • Moment of Truth (Pacific Jazz, 1962) • Portraits (Pacific Jazz, 1964) • On Stage (Pacific Jazz, 1965) • ''Feelin' Kinda Blues'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) • The Golden Sword (Pacific Jazz, 1966) ==References==