Search results for "Jack Teagarden"

Jack Teagarden (with Louis Armstrong): Stars Fell On Alabama (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music July 14, 09

By 1946, when Jack Teagarden resurrected his career with Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars, “Stars Fell On Alabama” h...

Jack Teagarden: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music November 12, 07

Swing Era and Big Band Era are not necessarily synonymous. Medium-sized groups produced much of the Swing Era's fines...

Paul Whiteman: Blue Belles of Harlem (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music January 10, 09

Paul Whiteman's final "Experiment in Modern Music" featured Artie Shaw, Whiteman's large orchestra, and a lot of...

Ben Pollack: Cryin' for the Carolines (Rating: 80/100) posted in Music November 12, 08

By 1930, Ben Pollack had long stepped away from his drum kit to become the leader-in-front and vocalist. He and his a...

Louis Armstrong: Rockin' Chair (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music April 12, 08

The costliest part of Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960), Bert Stern's $115,000 documentary of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY

During the 1950s, the Newport Jazz Festival was an outdoor jamboree held in the exclusive environs of Rhod...

Benny Goodman (featuring Billie Holiday): Riffin' the Scotch (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music January 20, 08

This is Holiday’s recording debut at the age of 18. Record producer John Hammond had taken Benny Goodman, Red Norvo a...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL BILLIE HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES

              Billie Holiday, artwork by Michae...

The Esquire All Stars: I Got Rhythm (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 24, 08

The time was January 1944, and the first bebop band (led by Dizzy Gillespie) had just been hired on 52nd Street. Mea...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ART TATUM AT 100

Art Tatum would be celebrating his 100th birthday this week. His death at age 47 back in 1956 is now a distant eve...

Teagarden, Jack (Weldon Leo) posted in Encyclopedia May 21, 09

Trombonist and singer Jack Teagarden may have been at ease in the tailgate style of his generation, but he was the fi...

Higginbotham, J.C. (Jay C., Jack) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

J.C. Higginbotham brought a uniquely bombastic element to jazz trombone playing, making a career as one of the Swin...

Lives of the Great Trombonists posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 13, 09

A few days ago, one of the music discussion forums mulled over whether the trombone is dead. The topic was hotly d...

Young, Trummy (James Oliver) posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 09

Trombonist Trummy Young developed a bright, energetic sound with unprecedented facility in the upper register which...

A Batch of Track Reviews posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 06, 09

As regular visitors to the site know, jazz.com reviews individual tracks not entire CDs. A team of more than 50 writ...

Russell, Pee Wee (Charles Ellsworth) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08

Pee Wee Russell took the clarinet from New Orleans out into the world. Still today, he stands as one of its most expr...

Dorsey, Tommy (Thomas Francis Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia June 16, 09

Tommy Dorsey was one of the first jazz trombonists to convey meaning and intention with every note he played. Best kn...

Tough, Dave (David Jarvis) posted in Encyclopedia August 19, 09

As a teen, drummer Dave "Davey" Tough literally sat at the feet of Baby Dodds in Joe "King" Oliver's band at Chicago'...

Lincoln, Abe (Abram) posted in Encyclopedia September 18, 09

Of the first generation of great jazz trombonists, few expressed the fire and passion of "hot jazz" better than Abe...

Catlett, Big Sid (Sidney) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Drummer “Big” Sid Catlett's beat was steady and infectious, and made him one of the more complete drummers of the Swi...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Mole, Miff (Irving Milfred) posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 09

Miff Mole was one of the first to bring the tailgate style of Kid Ory and other New Orleans trombonists to his hometo...

Getz, Stan (Stanley) posted in Encyclopedia March 04, 08

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz’s distinctive sound and precise phrasing stand out in some of the best jazz recordings of...

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