Teddy Edwards 1924-2003
Phast Phreddie Patterson, Rock's Backpages, April 2003
BEBOP SAXOPHONIST Teddy Edwards (78) died of prostate cancer on April 20 in Los Angeles. During the '40s, he was a top draw on Central Avenue, the center of jazz activity in Los Angeles at the time.
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