Teddy Kotick

Teddy Kotick (born Theodore John Kotick; June 4, 1928 – April 17, 1986)[1] was an American jazz bassist, who appeared as a sideman with many of the leading figures of the 1940s and 1950s, including Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Horace Silver, Phil Woods and Bill Evans.[2]

He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States.[2] Kotick never recorded as a leader. He died of a brain tumor in 1986, aged 57.[3]

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

  • New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside, 1957)
  • The Secret Sessions (Recorded At The Village Vanguard 1966-1975) (Milestone, 1996) – gig in 1966 only

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
  1. Gardner, Mark; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Kotick, Teddy [Theodore John ]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  3. "Teddy Kotick". Talkbass.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.


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