The "Secret Storm" with personal and all original that fits like a glove.

12 MP3 Songs in this album (57:33) !
Related styles: JAZZ: New Orleans Jazz, JAZZ: Latin Jazz

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Details:
Although he is not a New Orleans native, versatile guitarist and composer Theodore âTeddyâ Royal has made a significant contribution to the music scene of the city during his various extended sojourns there over three anda half decades. In this first installment, weâll trace the circuitous path that led him to New Orleans and explore his role as a frequently used session player and musical collaborator.

Teddy Royal was born in New York City in the late 1940âs and raised in the Bronx. His mother was a local fashion designer; and his step-father was from Barbados. At a very young age, Teddy began admiring guitars heâd see displayed in pawn shop windows; so his mother bought him a toy one when he was about six. He took to it immediately, trying to copy tunes heâd hear on the family record player. But his first paying performing experiences as a youngster were tap dancing on the street in Harlem for tips. After his uncle gave him his first real guitar, Teddy woodshedded on it into his teenage years, when he wasnât working a part-time job and going to school. R&B and soul were his early musical influences; and he was drawn to songs that had both a strong groove and a good structure.

Recorded at Sound Services Studio in New Orleans, LA
Mixed at Chung King Studios in New York City, NY

Hank Crawford: Saxaphone
Henry Butler: Piano and Organ on "Blossoms"
Thadius Richard: Piano and Organ