120825bk Teagarden2 REV 29/3/06 8:46 PM Page 8 Track 14: John Fallstitch, Pokey Carriere, Sid Jack Lantz, trombones; Merton Smith, Vic Rosi, Feller, trumpets; Jack Teagarden, Jose Bob Derry, Bert Noah, Dave Jolley, saxes; Guttierez, Seymour Goldfinger, Joe Ferrall, Norma Teagarden, piano; Charles Gilruth, trombones; Danny Polo, clarinet, alto sax; Tony guitar; Lloyd Springer, bass; Frank Horrington, Antonelli, Joe Ferdinando, alto sax; Art Moore, drums Art Beck, tenor sax; Ernie Hughes, piano; Track 19: Charlie Teagarden, trumpet; Jack Arnold Fishkin, bass; Paul Collins, drums Teagarden, Moe Schneider, trombones; Matty Track 15: John Fallstitch, Pokey Carriere, Matlock, clarinet, tenor sax; Ray Sherman, Truman Quigley, trumpets; Jack Teagarden, piano; Bill Newman, guitar, banjo; Morty Corb, Jose Guttierez, Seymour Goldfinger, Joe Ferrall, bass; Ben Pollack, drums trombones; Danny Polo, clarinet, alto sax; Tony Track 20: Charlie Teagarden, trumpet; Jack Antonelli, Joe Ferdinando, alto sax; Art Moore, Teagarden, trombone; Jay St. John, clarinet; Art Beck, tenor sax; Ernie Hughes, piano; Norma Teagarden, piano; Kass Malone, bass; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Paul Collins, drums Ray Bauduc, drums Track 16: John Fallstitch, Pokey Carriere, Truman Quigley, trumpets; Jack Teagarden, Also available ... Jose Guttierez, Seymour Goldfinger, Joe Ferrall, trombones; Danny Polo, clarinet, alto sax; Tony Antonelli, Joe Ferdinando, alto sax; Art Moore, Art Beck, tenor sax; Ernie Hughes, piano; Perry Botkin, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Paul Collins, drums Track 17: Clair Jones, Tex Williamson, Bob McLaughlin, Val Salata, trumpets; Jack Teagarden, Wally Wells, Ray Olsen, Fred Keller, trombones; Vic Rosi, clarinet, alto sax; Dale Stoddard, Gish Gilbertson, tenor sax; Ken Harpster, Craig Crandall, saxes; Don Seidel, piano; Don Tosti, bass; Frank Horrington, 8.120768 drums Track 18: Jerry Redmond, Jerry Rosen, Tex 8.120585 Williamson, Ray Borden, trumpets; Jack Teagarden, Wally Wells, Palmer Combatelli, These titles are not for retail sale in the USA 8 8.120825 120825bk Teagarden2 REV 29/3/06 8:46 PM Page 2 JACK TEAGARDEN Vol.2 Personnel Track 1: Red Nichols, Leo McConville, Mannie Gil Rodin, clarinet, alto sax; Eddie Miller, ‘It’s Time For T’ Original Recordings 1929-1953 Klein, trumpets; Glenn Miller, Jack Teagarden, clarinet, tenor sax; Al Beller, violin; Sammy Bill Trone or Herb Taylor, trombones; Benny Prager, piano; Nappy Lamare, guitar; Harry Jack Teagarden’s recording career spanned a struggling to keep it together during the Second Goodman, clarinet, alto & baritone sax; Arnold Goodman, tuba, bass; Ray Bauduc, drums period of 35 years. He recorded his first session World War. The fourth phase of his career was Brilhart, alto sax; Babe Russin, tenor sax; Track 7: Charlie Teagarden, trumpet; Jack on 2 December 1927 and his last studio session as a member of the Louis Armstrong All Stars Arthur Schutt, piano; Gene Krupa, drums in June 1962, although private recordings exist as from 1947 to 1951, before spending the last Teagarden, trombone; Benny Goodman, late as 11 November 1963, just two months twelve years of his life as a small group leader Track 2: Jimmy McPartland, cornet; Tommy clarinet; Joe Venuti, violin; Frank Signorelli, before his death on 15 January 1964. traveling the world with his sextet. Thunen, trumpet; Jack Teagarden, trombone; piano; Eddie Lang, guitar; Ward Lay, bass; Unfortunately, Jack’s recording career began Jimmy Dorsey, clarinet/alto sax; Dick Morgan, Neil Marshall, drums late compared to many of his contemporaries Ben Pollack told his story of the June 1928 banjo, guitar; Harry Goodman, tuba, bass; Ray Track 8: Charlie Teagarden, George Thow, and other now-legendary jazz musicians, who hiring of Jack Teagarden in a January 1937 Down Bauduc, drums trumpets; Jack Teagarden, trombone; Benny were making records as early as 1922. There are Beat article: Track 3: Charlie Spivak, Tommy Thunen, Goodman, clarinet; Hank Ross, tenor sax; no examples of Jack’s playing during his early “Somebody mentioned a kid from Texas by trumpets; Jack Teagarden, trombone; Matty Teddy Wilson, piano; Benny Martel, guitar; career while he worked in the southwestern the name of Jack Teagarden, who was staying Matlock, clarinet; Gil Rodin, alto sax; Eddie Harry Goodman, bass; Ray McKinley, drums United States from 1921 to 1926 with the bands out on the West Side. I grabbed a cab and a few Miller, tenor sax; Gil Bowers, piano; Nappy Track 9: Russ Case, Charlie Teagarden, of Peck Kelley, the Original Southern minutes later, I walked into a dingy room where Lamare, guitar; Harry Goodman, bass; Ray trumpets; Jack Teagarden, trombone; Artie Trumpeters, Doc Ross, Johnny Youngberg and a trumpet player by the name of Johnny Bauduc, drums Shaw, clarinet; Jack Cordaro, Frankie the New Orleans Rhythm Masters. A missed Bayersdorffer was reading a paper under a gas jet. Track 4: Charlie Spivak, Sterling Bose, trumpets; Trumbauer, reeds; Roy Bargy, piano; Carl opportunity to record with Peck Kelley in “I couldn’t believe it, but I said, ‘Hello, Jack Teagarden, trombone; Eddie Miller, Gil Kress, guitar; Art Miller, bass; Stan King, drums Houston in 1925 while the Victor Company was Johnny, I’m looking for some kid from Texas by Rodin, saxes; Jimmy Dorsey, clarinet, sax; Gil Tracks 10–11: Bobby Hackett, cornet; Jack there to record local bands will remain a source the name of Teagarden that is supposed to play Bowers, piano; Nappy Lamare, guitar; Harry Teagarden, trombone; Pee Wee Russell, of frustration for record collectors. a lot of trombone’. Johnny gestured to a small Goodman, tuba; Ray Bauduc, drums clarinet; Bud Freeman, tenor sax; Jess Stacy, However, Jack Teagarden did leave a cot on the other side of the room and said, Track 5: Ruby Weinstein, Charlie Teagarden, piano; Eddie Condon, guitar; Artie Shapiro, tremendous library of recordings during his ’That’s him’. ‘Can he read?’ I said. ‘He’s the trumpets; Glenn Miller, Jack Teagarden, bass; George Wettling, drums career. Although he was a prolific recording best,’ Johnny replied. ‘Well, I got a job for him’, I trombones; Benny Goodman, clarinet; Sid artist, we can categorize his primary involvement said. Bayersdorffer walked over to the cot and Tracks 12–13: Rex Stewart, cornet; Jack Stoneburn, alto sax; Larry Binyon, tenor sax; as a musician during his recording career into five shook the prostrate form of the kid from Texas Teagarden, trombone; Barney Bigard, clarinet; Arthur Schutt, piano; Dick McDonough, guitar; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Billy Kyle, piano; Brick major periods. From 1928 to 1933, he was a and said, ‘Jack, you got a job in Atlantic City Harry Goodman, bass; Gene Krupa, drums member of the Ben Pollack orchestra before tonight, get up’. But he only grumbled, ‘Man, I Fleagle, guitar; Billy Taylor Sr, bass; Dave joining the Paul Whiteman band for a period of just got here. I don’t want to go nowhere’. Track 6: Charlie Spivak, Sterling Bose, trumpets; Tough, drums five years, from 1934 to 1938. From 1939 to “All shaking from then on was useless, and Jack Teagarden, trombone; Benny Goodman, 1946, Teagarden led his own big band, Johnny said to me – ‘Don’t pay any attention to 2 8.120825 8.120825 7 120825bk Teagarden2 REV 29/3/06 8:46 PM Page 6 11. Serenade To A Shylock 4:35 16. It’s Time For T 2:44 what he said, Benny, he’s knocked out!’ music, makes more difference to a musician than (Pee Wee Russell) (composer unknown ) Disgusted, I started to go, when Bayersdorffer most people can possibly imagine. In the first Jam Session at Commodore Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra said, ‘Well, there goes your job with Benny place, you scarcely have any occasion to (Eddie Condon’s Windy City Seven) Standard Transcription P-155, Pollack’. At the mention of my name, the kid improvise. This naturally puts you completely Jack Teagarden, vocal mx PMS 061290-2R jumped up from the cot and said, ‘Man, are you out of gear as a swing man, and the lack of Commodore 1501, mx XP 22833-1 Recorded 11 June 1941, Los Angeles Benny Pollack? When do I leave?’ I told him practice of that kind of work makes itself felt. Recorded 30 April 1938, New York 17. Glass Blues 1:58 train time was at 6 p.m. and he would have to “All the same, I have naturally had to 12. Shine 3:53 (composer unknown) shuffle.” increase the scope of my work so enormously (Ford Dabney–Cecil Mack–Lew Brown) Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra that the job has benefited me in other ways, and Jack Teagarden’s Big 8 Standard Transcription Z-192, Jack knew the importance of the invitation to I suppose that to ensure keeping one’s technique HRS 2006, mx R 3417 mx SSR 2502-1 join the Ben Pollack orchestra. He had known up to scratch there is no better position than the Recorded 15 December 1940, New York Recorded 22 August 1944, Los Angeles about the Pollack band since 1925. Teagarden one I occupy.” 13. St James Infirmary 4:12 18. Out Of Nowhere 2:42 had been in New York for just six months and he (Joe Primrose) (Johnny Green–Edward Heyman) was about to become a member of one of the Jack led his own big band for almost eight Jack Teagarden’s Big 8 Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra best bands in the nation. years, from February 1939 to November 1946. HRS 2006, mx R 3414 Standard Transcription Z-201, Jack’s brother, Charlie Teagarden, once told During this period he had to face the difficulties Recorded 15 December 1940, New York mx YTH 1307-1A me, “When we were in the Paul Whiteman band of starting up and becoming established, endure Recorded 13 March 1945, Los Angeles we didn’t even know there was a depression lawsuits, bankruptcy, a divorce and a marriage, 14.