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Among the vintage giants of jazz, Jack port Teagarden had not been only the very best pre-bop trombonist (taking part in his instrument using the simple a trumpeter) but one of the better jazz performers too. He was such an excellent musician that youthful sibling Charlie (a fantastic trumpeter) was generally overshadowed. Jack began on piano at age group five (his mom Helen was a ragtime pianist), turned to baritone horn, and lastly used trombone when he was ten. Teagarden proved helpful within the Southwest in a number of territory rings (especially using the renowned pianist Peck Kelley) and caused a feeling when he found NY in 1928. His daring solos with Ben Pollack triggered Glenn Miller to de-emphasize his very own using the music group, and through the past due-’20s/early Depression period, “Mr. T.” documented frequently numerous groups including systems going by Roger Wolfe Kahn, Eddie Condon, Crimson Nichols, and Louis Armstrong (“Knockin’ a Jug”). His variations of “Basin Road Blues” and “Beale Road Blues” (tunes that would stay in his repertoire for the rest of his profession) had been definitive. Teagarden, who was simply greatly adored by Tommy Dorsey, is a reasonable candidate for popularity in the golf swing period but he produced a strategic mistake. In past due 1933, when it appeared as though jazz could not capture on commercially, he authorized a five-year agreement with Paul Whiteman. Although Whiteman’s Orchestra do feature Teagarden occasionally (and he previously a limited period in 1936 using a little group in the music group, the Three T’s, along with his sibling Charlie and Frankie Trumbauer), the agreement effectively held Teagarden from venturing out by himself and learning to be a star. It really avoided him from leading what would ultimately became the Bob Crosby Orchestra. In 1939, Jack port Teagarden was finally “free of charge” and he shortly put together a huge band that could last until 1946. Nevertheless, it had been rather past due to be arranging a fresh orchestra (your competition was brutal) and, although there have been the right musical moments, non-e from the sidemen became popular, the preparations lacked their very own musical character, and by enough time it split up Teagarden was facing personal bankruptcy. The trombonist, nevertheless, was still a large name (he previously fared quite nicely within the 1940 Bing Crosby film The Delivery of the Blues) and he previously many close friends. Crosby helped Teagarden deal with his financial complications, and from 1947-1951 he was a celebrity sideman with Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars; their collaborations on “Rocking Seat” are traditional. After departing Armstrong, Teagarden was a head of a progressively working sextet through the entire remainder of his profession, playing Dixieland with such talented music artists as sibling Charlie, trumpeters Jimmy McPartland, Don Goldie, Potential Kaminsky, and (throughout a 1957 Western european tour) pianist Earl Hines. Teagarden toured china and taiwan during 1958-1959, teamed up one final time with Eddie Condon for the television present/recording program in 1961, and acquired a heartwarming (and thankfully documented) musical reunion with Charlie, sister/pianist Norma, and his mom on the 1963 Monterey Jazz Celebration. He passed away from a coronary attack four weeks later and it has yet to become replaced.
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Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez | 2014 | performer: "Beale Street Blues" | |
| On the Road | 2012 | performer: "Beale Street Blues" | |
| Bringing Up Bobby | 2011 | performer: "Chinatown, My Chinatown" | |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Waiter, the Porter and the Upstairs Maid", "Jeepers Creepers", "Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem" | |
| A Previous Engagement | 2008 | performer: "You Rascal You", "After You've Gone" | |
| Seabiscuit | 2003 | performer: "Son of the Sun" | |
| Claire Dolan | 1998 | performer: "A Hundred Years from Today" | |
| Infinity | 1996 | performer: "She's A Great, Great Girl" | |
| The War Room | 1993 | Documentary performer: "I Swung The Election" | |
| King of the Hill | 1993 | performer: "A Hundred Years from Today" 1933 | |
| Nothing But Trouble | 1991 | performer: "She's A Great, Great Girl" | |
| The Revlon Revue | 1960 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Timex All-Star Jazz Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Sliphorn King of Polaroo | 1945 | Short performer: "The Skiphorn King of Polaroo" | |
| Twilight on the Prairie | 1944 | performer: "The Blues" / writer: "The Blues" | |
| Hi, Good Lookin'! | 1944 | performer: "Aunt Hagar's Blues" | |
| So's Your Uncle | 1943 | performer: "Otchi Tchorniya Dark Eyes" | |
| Birth of the Blues | 1941 | performer: "The Waiter, and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid" | |
| Hoagy Carmichael | 1939 | Short performer: "Two Sleepy People", "That's Right - I'm Wrong", "Washboard Blues", "Small Fry", "Rockin' Chair", "Stardust", "Lazy Bones" | |
| Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra | 1929 | Short performer: "My Kinda Love" - uncredited |
Actor
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1961 | TV Series | Greendale Councilman |
| Climax! | 1956 | TV Series | Musician-Saloon-Keeper |
| The Glass Wall | 1953 | Musician | |
| Glory Alley | 1952 | Jack Teagarden | |
| The Strip | 1951 | Trombone Player (uncredited) | |
| Botta e risposta | 1950 | Musician | |
| Rhythm Masters | 1949 | Short | Jack Teagarden |
| Sliphorn King of Polaroo | 1945 | Short | Trombone Player / Vocals (voice) |
| Twilight on the Prairie | 1944 | Jack | |
| Hi, Good Lookin'! | 1944 | Jack Teagarden - Orchestra Leader | |
| So's Your Uncle | 1943 | Jack Teagarden | |
| Campus Capers | 1942 | Short | Band Leader |
| Birth of the Blues | 1941 | Pepper | |
| Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra | 1929 | Short | Trombone / Singer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An American in Paris | 1951 | musician: trombone - uncredited | |
| The Pied Piper of Basin Street | 1945 | Short musician: trombone |
Self
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Jazz Tromboinst |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Revlon Revue | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jazz on a Summer's Day | 1959 | Documentary | Himself |
| Timex All-Star Jazz Show | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stars of Jazz | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| Frankie Laine Time | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cavalcade of Bands | 1950 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hoagy Carmichael | 1939 | Short | Himself (as Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra) |
| The Happiness Remedy | 1931 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Me and the Boys | 1929 | Short | Himself / Trombone |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jazz Ball | 1956 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
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