Three Little Words

Teddy Wilson

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Three Little Words Review

by Ken Dryden

There is an unusual setting for this Teddy Wilson trio date: an open-air studio in Nice, France. As a result, the ambience is a bit different outdoors, while birds can be heard occasionally in the background. This is hardly a distraction for Wilson and two fellow veterans, bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Oliver Jackson, who make their way through 14 standards that they had likely played hundreds of times during their long careers. Highlights include a lush treatment of "You Go to My Head," a cheerful midtempo romp through "Flying Home" (with a superb solo by Hinton), and a blistering take of "Undecided." While Teddy Wilson didn't modify his style much during his career, this outdoor recording is one of his most interesting studio efforts.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm	Teddy Wilson	03:33	Amazon
2	Flying Home Benny Goodman / Lionel Hampton / Sydney Robin	Teddy Wilson	03:47	Amazon
3	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	Teddy Wilson	04:17	Amazon
4	Sweet Lorraine Clifford R. Burwell / Mitchell Parish	Teddy Wilson	03:41	Amazon
5	Sugar Sidney Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard	Teddy Wilson	03:25	Amazon
6	Undecided Sydney Robin / Charlie Shavers	Teddy Wilson	03:55	Amazon
7	St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy	Teddy Wilson	04:13	Amazon
8	Three Little Words Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby	Teddy Wilson	02:39	Amazon
9	I've Got the World on a String Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler	Teddy Wilson	04:07	Amazon
10	Don't Be That Way Benny Goodman / Mitchell Parish / Edgar Sampson	Teddy Wilson	03:05	Amazon
11	You Go to My Head J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie	Teddy Wilson	04:24	Amazon
12	My Heart Stood Still Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Teddy Wilson	02:38	Amazon
13	Where or When Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Teddy Wilson	04:32	Amazon
14	Basin Street Blues Spencer Williams	Teddy Wilson	03:50	Amazon