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Saxophonist Tedd Baker has worked with a wide variety of jazz greats and contemporary artists including Barry Harris, David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Slide Hampton, Eddie Daniels, Victor Lewis, Jason Moran, Sean Jones, Wycliffe Gordon, Fitz and The Tantrums, Michael Mossman, Warren Wolf, and Donny McCaslin among others. He has also performed and/or recorded with New York Voices, Bobby Caldwell, Bohemian Caverns All-Stars, Amina Figarova Sextet, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra under the direction of David Baker, John LaBarbera, George Russell, and the Artie Shaw Orchestra.

In this episode, we play a composition of mine written specifically for Tedd's soprano sax called "Bastogne." We also dig into Tedd's beautiful tune "One for Cedar," a tribute to the late master pianist Cedar Walton.

In conversation, Tedd remembers growing up in the great music scene in Boston, and how his family influenced his musical upbringing. And, we get to hear about his exciting new album "Duos Volume 1" which is available now!

EPISODE INDEX

Intro [0:00]
Song 1 - "Bastogne" (comp Tim Whalen) [1:07]
Conversation - Tedd's Upbringing [9:14]
Conversation - Tedd's New Album [15:56]
Conversation - Background on "One for Cedar" [19:48]
Song 2 - "One for Cedar" (comp Tedd Baker) [22:15]
Outro [28:35]