Along with Wardell Gray and Harold Land, Teddy Edwards was one of the leading LA boppers of the post WWII era that got ignored by the Least Coasters. He made a number of obscure releases; all are great, and this one’s probably his best. In 1960, he recorded on Contemporary with Leroy Vinnegar/b, Joe Castro/p, and Billy Higgins/dr, stretching out on a boppin’ take of Hampton Hawes’ “The Sermon.” The original “Higgins’ Hi… MORE