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...those whose tastes run to bigger and more danceable bands, Jack Teagarden fills the bill at the Raynor Ballroom, right next to Symphony Hall in Back Bay. Starting Tuesday, Stan Kenton's boys replace Teagarden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SWING | 2/19/1943 | See Source »

...make things even rosier, Paramount has dragged out one of the original Bix Bicderbeeke outfit, jack Teagarden, to furnish the orchestral trimmings; and Teagarden doesn't miss, whether he's playing swing, sweet, or a combination of both...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 11/6/1941 | See Source »

...orchestra for the brawl on May 23. This band is one of those rare groups which can play swing and sweet equally well. Besides, Bobby himself is one of the best white jazz trombonists in the game, and his technique on that instrument ranks with that of Jack Teagarden and Tommy Dorsey. Vocalist Dorothy Claire you've heard to good advantage with Glenn Miller. You'll see her to better advantage at the Jubilee...

Author: By Charles Miller, | Title: SWING | 4/25/1941 | See Source »

...features a vocal by one Anita O'Day, whose singing was as pleasant a surprise tome as it will be to you. Miss O'Day really has the right idea on how to phrase this kind of a tune. Consequently she's the closest thing to a female Teagarden I've ever heard. Reverse is a riff number entitled Alreet, a phrase currently popular with the Lindy's set. Mediocre arrangement is saved by Krupa's background drumming and more of Anita O'Day's vocal (OKEH) . . . Half the Count Basie rhythm section (Jo Jones and the Count himself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SWING | 4/12/1941 | See Source »

...time, and because his contributions as a composer have scarcely been limited by Tin Pan Alley standards, the public has yet to realize the superiority of Ellington's music over the innocuous offerings of men like Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. And then, of course, there's Jack Teagarden...

Author: By Charles MILLER ., | Title: SWING | 3/7/1941 | See Source »

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