Release Date: 10 January 2001
Label: Naxos - Jazz Legends / Naxos Jazz Legends
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 636943258521
Genres: Jazz
Description
JACK TEAGARDEN\Texas Tea Party Original 1933-1950 RecordingsJack Teagarden was born on 20th August, 1905, not 29th August, an error perpetuated from some of the "Who’s Who In Jazz" books published some years ago. His mother, who was born on 31st January, 1890, in Electra, Texas, excelled in music and gave all her children their musical education. Jack’s sister Norma was born in 1911 and brothers Charlie and Clois were born in 1913 and 1915 respectively. The Teagarden family was exceptional in jazz history, as all four children become professional musicians. On 4th November, 1918, Charles Teagarden, Sr., died as a result of the influenza epidemic which had gripped much of the world. The family, now with little means of support, moved to Chappell, Nebraska to stay with relatives. Although Jack and his mother had played piano and trombone duets in their home town of Vernon, it was in Chappell they found themselves in greater demand for performances at social events and accompaniment for silent films at the local movie theatre.By 1919 Teagarden was an accomplished musician with an urge to travel, and so to relieve financial pressure on his family he moved to San Angelo, Texas to stay with his Uncle Joe Teagarden. His uncle, also a musician, took Jack into his band, and both became members of the San Angelo municipal band. Eventually Teagarden realized that the nightlife in nearby San Antonio held a lot more excitement than that of the small town band in San Angelo, and it wasn’t long before he took up residence in San Antonio.Jack Teagarden led a quartet in a roadhouse on the outskirts of San Antonio known as the Horn Palace Inn. The Horn Palace took its name from the large collection of big game animal horns displayed throughout the establishment. It was during this time that Teagarden would meet an older musician who would influence the future of his musical career. Peck Kelley, a piano player from Houston found Jack and their musical interests brought them together immediately. After Joining Peck Kelley the band worked the summer of 1922 at the Garden of Tokio Ballroom in Galveston, Texas. Teagarden worked on and off with Kelley from 1921 to 1925 and the admiration, respect and friendship they felt for each other lasted for the rest of Teagarden’s life.In 1924 Jack met Doc Ross, an orchestra leader filling an engagement in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Doc Ross orchestra was very popular in the southwest and this gave Teagarden an opportunity to join a larger and more professional dance band. His stay with the Ross band would be brief, but after unsuccessful attempts at leading small bands of his own, Jack returned to the Doc Ross orchestra in 1926 and stayed until November 1927.In November 1927 Teagarden had an opportunity to drive a fellow member of the Ross band to New York City. This would be a major turning point in his career. Upon his arrival in the city, and experiencing the nightlife, he was convinced this was where he wa
Tracklisting
Various
Waller, Fats
Waller, Fats
Venuti, Joe
Vaughan
Various Artists
Various
Various
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
Teagarden, Jack
Jack Teagarden/Don Goldie
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
