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Teddy Sommer

real name Theodore "Ted" Sommer

Teddy Sommer is credited on 658 releases across 150 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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658

Credits

150

Albums

8

Decades active

127

In collections

Biography

American jazz drummer, percussionist and vibraphonist
Born June 16, 1924 in Bronx New York, USA, died November 5, 2017 (age of 93)
He performed and recorded with countless major recording artists including Solomon Burke, Ray Charles, Ted Mazio, Bette Midler, Wilson Pickett, Frank Sinatra, Rita Moreno, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Tito Puente, Dick Hyman, Buddy Rich, Count Basie and many others. He was featured on the film scores of four Woody Allen films including Sweet and Lowdown (1999).

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Credited work

658 releases · 150 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 832
  • Other credits · 33

Studios: Atlantic Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Mediasound · Regent Sound Studios, New York City

Discography

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