# 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
* New Jazz Conceptions (Riverside, 1957)
* The Secret Sessions (Recorded at the Village Vanguard 1966-1975) (Milestone, 1996) – 1966 gig 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
* Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
* The Fourmost Guitars (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
* A (Prestige, 1958)
With Horace Silver
* The Stylings of Silver (Blue Note, 1957)
* Further Explorations (Blue Note, 1958)
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
* Buddy Arnold, Wailing (ABC-Paramount, 1956)
* Bob Brookmeyer, The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (Prestige, 1955)
* Kenny Burrell, Earthy (Prestige, 1957)
* Donald Byrd, House of Byrd (Prestige, 1976)
* John Carisi, The New Jazz Sound of Show Boat (Columbia, 1960)
* Al Cohn, Al and Zoot (Coral, 1957)
* Al Cohn, The Al Cohn Quintet Featuring Bobby Brookmeyer (Coral, 1957)
* Eddie Costa, Eddie Costa Quintet (Mode, 1957)
* Bill DeArango, De Arango (EmArcy, 1954)
* Allen Eager, Renaissance (Uptown, 1981)
* Jon Eardley, The Jon Eardley Seven (Prestige, 1956)
* Stan Getz, Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet (Norgran, 1954)
* Stan Getz, The Complete Roost Recordings (Blue Note, 1997)
* Urbie Green, The Message (RCA 1986)
* Al Haig, Al Haig Quartet (Period, 1954)
* Roy Haynes, A Life in Time (Dreyfus, 2007)
* Billie Holiday, Gallant Lady (Family, 1973)
* Duke Jordan & Hall Overton, Jazz Laboratory Series (Arista, 1981)
* Jimmy Knepper, A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper (Bethlehem, 1957)
* Art Mardigan The Jazz School (Wing 1955) – four tracks, album shared with Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Joe Gordon
* Teo Macero, What's New? (Columbia, 1956)
* Helen Merrill, The Artistry of Helen Merrill (Mainstream, 1965)
* J. R. Monterose, Welcome Back J.R.! (Progressive, 1979)
* J. R. Monterose, Live in Albany (Uptown, 1980)
* Herbie Nichols, Herbie Nichols Trio (Blue Note, 1956)
* Herbie Nichols, The Complete Blue Note Recordings (Blue Note, 1997)
* Hod O'Brien, Bits and Pieces (Uptown, 1981)
* Hall Overton, Jazz Laboratory Series Vol. 2 (Signal, 1955)
* George Russell, The Jazz Workshop (RCA Victor, 1957)
* Bobby Scott, Bobby Scott Sings the Best of Lerner and Loewe (LPTime, 2010)
* Tony Scott, Both Sides of Tony Scott (RCA Victor, 1956)
* Martial Solal, At Newport '63 (RCA Victor, 1963)
* Rene Thomas, Guitar Groove (Jazzland, 1960)
* Nick Travis, The Panic Is On (RCA Victor, 1954)