1. Teddy Reig influenced rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and Latin music.
18 Facts About Teddy Reig
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In 1945, Teddy Reig produced the first recordings led by the jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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Teddy Reig was born to a Jewish family on 110th Street, in Harlem, and attended New Utrecht High School, in Brooklyn.
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In 1945, Teddy Reig, who was familiar with all the groundbreaking beboppers on the New York scene, made a deal with Lubinsky to produce jazz recordings for the label.
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Teddy Reig produced the first recordings by Miles Davis and Stan Getz.
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In November 1945, Teddy Reig produced Charlie Parker's first major recording session as a leader.
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Teddy Reig produced releases on Continental, Reprise, Mercury, Duke, United Artists, Command, ABC-Paramount, Brunswick, Dot, and Tico.
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Teddy Reig directed and recorded Teddy Reig's All Stars, featuring trombonist Kai Winding and drummer Shelly Manne, for Savoy Records.
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Teddy Reig produced recordings by Willie Bobo, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Machito, Eddie Palmieri, and Ruth Fernandez.
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Teddy Reig is credited with discovering and furthering the career of saxophonist Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, all of whose Savoy sides Reig produced.
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Teddy Reig convinced Williams to switch his playing from alto to baritone sax, and insisted that Williams learn to aggressively "honk" with his instrument, a technique which led to the artist's commercial breakthrough and became one of his trademarks.
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Teddy Reig was profiled in a posthumous 1995 as-told-to autobiography, Reminiscing in Tempo: The Life and Times of a Jazz Hustler, by Edward Berger, of the Institute of Jazz Studies.
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Teddy Reig knew enough to keep his nose out of the music.
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Teddy Reig was the guy who produced Bird's landmark recordings for Savoy.
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Teddy Reig produced the first-ever sessions for Miles [Davis] and [Stan] Getz.
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The Count Basie band that Teddy Reig produced on Roulette never sounded better anywhere, before or after.
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Teddy Reig really knew what that band was supposed to sound like and he always got it.
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When Sarah Vaughan signed with Roulette in 1960, Teddy Reig became her producer.