''Sunset Eyes 2000'' is an album by trumpeter
Saskia Laroo
Saskia Laroo (born 31 July 1959 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch jazz musician who has been dubbed the "Lady Miles Davis". Her music style can be described as a combination of jazz, pop, electronic dance music, Latin and world music.
Biography
The begi ...
and saxophonist
Teddy Edwards
Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Biography
Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and the ...
which was recorded in 1999 and released on the Laroo label.
Teddy Edwards discography
accessed February 23, 2018
Reception
In his review on Allmusic
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, Alex Henderson states "''Sunset Eyes 2000'' falls short of being a gem, but it's a satisfying, decent effort that bop fans will enjoy".
Track listing
All compositions by Teddy Edwards except where noted
# "Nothin' But the Truth" – 6:01
# "Moving In" – 5:04
# "There Is No Greater Love "There Is No Greater Love" is a 1936 jazz standard composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Marty Symes. It was the last hit song for Jones's orchestra before the bandleader turned the orchestra over to Woody Herman, beginning the latter's 50-yea ...
" (Isham Jones
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Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio, United States, to a musical and mining family. His father, Richard Isham Jone ...
, Marty Symes Marty Symes (1904–1953) was an American lyricist.
Symes was born in Brooklyn New York in 1904. His first significant collaborator was composer Jerry Livingston. In 1932 they wrote "Darkness on the Delta", which became a hit for Mildred Bailey. Th ...
) – 6:12
# "Sunset Eyes" – 5:30
# "Cheek to Cheek
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) – 6:56
# "Don't Touch Me" – 5:38
# "The Blue Sombrero" – 4:56
# "I Got It Bad
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' (Duke Ellington
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) – 3:43
# "Wheelin' and Dealin'" – 4:24
# "Blue Bossa
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" (Kenny Dorham
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) – 7:35
# "Sunset Eyes Latin" – 4:40
Personnel
*Saskia Laroo
Saskia Laroo (born 31 July 1959 in Amsterdam), is a Dutch jazz musician who has been dubbed the "Lady Miles Davis". Her music style can be described as a combination of jazz, pop, electronic dance music, Latin and world music.
Biography
The begi ...
– trumpet (tracks 1–7 & 9–11)
*Teddy Edwards
Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Biography
Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and the ...
– tenor saxophone
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(tracks 1, 2 & 4–11)
*Ernie Andrews
Ernest Mitchell Andrews Jr. (December 25, 1927 – February 21, 2022) was an American jazz, blues, and pop singer.
Life and career
Andrews was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in Los Angeles, and is said to have been discovered b ...
– vocals (tracks 4, 6 & 11)
*Art Hillery – piano
*Wendell Williams – bass
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*Gerryck King – drums
References
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Teddy Edwards albums
Saskia Laroo albums
1999 albums