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Teddy Kotick

Theodore John Kotick (June 4, 1928 – April 17, 1986) was an American jazz double bassist. Kotick never recorded as a leader, but he appeared as a sideman with many leading jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Horace Silver, Phil Woods, and Bill Evans. He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and died of a brain tumor in 1986, aged 57.

Discography

With Teddy Charles

  • Teddy Charles Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (Prestige, 1954)
  • The Teddy Charles Tentet (Atlantic, 1956)
  • Russia Goes Jazz (United Artists, 1964)

With Bill Evans

With Tony Fruscella

  • Debut (Spotlite, 1981)
  • Fru'n Brew (Spotlite, 1981)
  • The 1954 Unissued Atlantic Session (Fresh Sound, 2011)

With Charlie Parker

  • Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter (Verve, 1957)
  • Fiesta (Verve, 1957)
  • Now's the Time (Verve, 1957)
  • Swedish Schnapps (Verve, 1958)
  • The Happy Bird (Charlie Parker, 1961)
  • Bird with Strings (Columbia, 1977)

With Jimmy Raney

With Horace Silver

With George Wallington

  • Jazz for the Carriage Trade (Prestige, 1956)
  • Knight Music (Atlantic, 1956)
  • The New York Scene (New Jazz, 1957)
  • The Prestidigitator (EastWest, 1958)

With Phil Woods

  • Encores (Prestige, 1955)
  • Woodlore (Prestige, 1956)
  • The Young Bloods (Prestige, 1956)
  • Phil and Quill with Prestige (Prestige, 1957)
  • Bird Feathers (Prestige, 1957)
  • Sugan (Status, 1965)

With others

References

External links

  • [ AllMusic]