Jack Teagarden: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Track
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Artist
Jack Teagarden (trombone, vocals)
CD
Father of Jazz Trombone (Avid 126)
Musicians:
Jack Teagarden (trombone, vocals), Charlie Teagarden (trumpet), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Dick McDonough (guitar), Joe Sullivan (piano), Gene Krupa (drums),
Mannie Klein (trumpet), Art Karle (tenor sax), Artie Bernstein (bass),
.Composed by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler. Arranged by Arthur Schutt
.Recorded: New York, October 18, 1933
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
Swing Era and Big Band Era are not necessarily synonymous. Medium-sized groups produced much of the Swing Era's finest music. Here's a case in point. Benny Goodman was nominal leader, but the star is Jack Teagarden. As surely as Louis Armstrong redefined the jazz trumpet's role, Teagarden revolutionized jazz trombone. With trumpet promoted to bravura centerpiece, Teagarden subdued his instrument's traditional tailgate bluster in favor of understatement. Yet while playing half as loudly, Teagarden played twice as skillfully, developing unprecedented technical control. Add to that his laid-back singing, and the Texan's soft-spoken eloquence is more persuasive than the noisiest rant.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: arlen covers · trombone
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