Collaboration West

Collaboration West
Studio album by Teddy Charles
Released	1956
Recorded	December 23, 1952 and August 21 & 31, 1953 New York City and Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:26
Labels	Prestige PRLP 7028
Producers	Bob Weinstock (tracks 1-6), Ira Gitler (tracks 7-10)
Teddy Charles chronology
New Directions (1952) Collaboration West (1956) Evolution (1955)

Collaboration West is an album by jazz vibraphonist and pianist Teddy Charles recorded in 1953 for the Prestige label.¹² Four tracks from an earlier session were added to the 1993 CD release.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	3
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	4

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although there are some swinging sections, much of the music is quite complex with difficult arrangements and some polytonality... The music is thought-provoking if a bit cold and clinical, easier to respect than to love".³

All compositions by Teddy Charles except where noted.

1. "Variations on a Motive by Bud" – 4:20
2. "Wailing Dervish" (Shorty Rogers) – 4:31
3. "Further Out" – 5:42
4. "Etudiez le Cahier" – 3:48
5. "Margo" – 4:51
6. "Bobalob" – 7:01
7. "Edging Out" – 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Nocturne" – 2:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Composition for Four Pieces" (Jimmy Raney) – 1:35 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:44 Bonus track on CD reissue

Note

• Recorded in New York City on December 23, 1952 (tracks 7–10) and in Los Angeles, California on August 21, 1953 (tracks 1–4) and August 31, 1953 (tracks 5 & 6)

• Teddy Charles – vibraphone, piano
• Shorty Rogers – trumpet (tracks 1–6)
• Jimmy Raney – guitar (tracks 7–10)
• Curtis Counce (tracks 1–6), Dick Nivison (tracks 7–10) – bass
• Shelly Manne (tracks 1–6), Ed Shaughnessy (tracks 7–10) – drums
• Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 5 & 6)