Jack Teagarden - Has Anybody Here Seen Jackson? (1992)

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905–January 15, 1964), known as "Big T", was an influential jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist.

Teagarden's trombone style was largely self-taught, and he developed many unusual alternative positions and novel special effects on the instrument. He is usually considered the most innovative white jazz trombone stylist of the pre-Bebop era, and did much to expand the role of the instrument beyond the old tailgate style role of the early New Orleans brass bands. Chief among his contributions to the language of jazz trombonists was his ability to interject the blues or merely a "blue feeling" into virtually any piece of music.

Track List:

All tracks by JACK TEAGARDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Chicago, October 1941:
TRUMPETS: Jimmy Simms, Pokey Carriere, Truman Quigley
TROMBONES: Jack Teagarden, Jose Guiterrez, Joe Ferran, Fred Keller SAXES: Danny Polo, Tony Antonelli, Clint Garvin, Art Moore, Art Beck PIANO: Ernie Hughes
BASS: Myron Shapler
DRUMS: Paul Collins
VOCALS: David Allyn, Kitty Kallen, Jack Teagarden

Standard Transcription P477:
1. FORT KNOX JUMP (2:58)
(Sid Feller; (D1944)
2. SING A LOVE SONG (2:46)
(Unknown)
Vocal by David Allyn.
3. HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN JACKSON? (2:42)
(Unknown)
Vocal by Kitty Kallen.
4. MR. JESSIE BLUES (2:51)
(Phil Moore, (D1944)
Vocal by Jack Teagarden.
5. IMPRESSIONS OF MEADE LUX LEWIS (2:32)
(Phil Moore, (D1944)
6. PRELUDE IN G MINOR
(3:02)
(Serge Rachmaninoff)
7. SWING WITHOUT WORDS (2:51)
(Unknown)
Vocal by Kitty Kallen.
8. BASHFUL BABY BLUES (2:45) (Unknown)
9. SOFT AS SPRING (2:48)
(Alec Wilder, 1941) Vocal by David Allyn.
10. BARCAROLLE (2:03)
(Jacques Offenbach)


Chicago, January 1942:
TRUMPETS: Roy Peters, Jimmy McPartland, Chuck Tonti
TROMBONES: Same as above
SAXES: Abe Aaron, Jim Battenburg, Clint Garvin (clarinet soloist), two others, possibly Tony Antonelli or Art Beck RHYTHM: Same as above
VOCALS: Same as above

Standard Transcription P488:
11. GET OFF ON A FUGUE
(2:53)
(Homer Wills, (D1944)
12. HEAVEN IS MINE
AGAIN (2:46)
(Unknown)
Vocal by Kitty Kallen.
13. NO NEED TO BE
SORRY (2:07)
(Unknown)
Vocal by David Allyn.
14. THIS IS NO LAUGHING
MATTER (2:45)
(Van Loman, Martin Block, Buddy Kaye & Al Fritsch, 1941)
Vocal by David Allyn.
15. FUNICULI, FUNICULA
(2:33)
(Luigi Denza, 1880)
16. SHERMAN SHOUT (2:23)
(Phil Moore, (D1944)
17. BARRACKS BLUES (2:31)
(Sid Feller & Winston Johnson, 1942)
18. DIG THE GROOVE (2:33)
(Ed Coliaco, C1944)
19. SALT ON A DEVIL'S
TAIL (2:36) (Phil Moore, (D1944)
20. YOU KNOW (JUST AS
WELL AS I DO) (2:19)
(Unknown)
Vocal by Jack Teagarden.


Trianon Ballroom, South Gate, California, 22 August 1944:
TRUMPETS: Clair Jones, Val Salata, Tex Williamson, Bob McLaughlin (Salata, Williamson and McLaughlin divide the trumpet solos)
TROMBONES: Jack Teagarden, Wally Wells, Ray Olsen, Fred Keller
SAXES: Dale Stoddard, Gish Gilbertson (tenor sax soloist), Vic Rosi (clarinet soloist), Ken Harpster, Clark Crandell PIANO: Don Seidel
J-CD-637
BASS: Don Tosti (possibly Jimmy Lynch) DRUMS: Frank Horrington
VOCALS: Jack Teagarden

Standard Transcription Z492:
21. TIME OUT (2:05)
(Eddie Durham, 1937)
22. PIED PIPER (2:53)
(Jack Teagarden, 1944)
23. OCTOROON (3:35)
(Harry Warren, 1939)
Vocal by Jack Teagarden.
24. ROMPIN' AND
STOMPIN' (2:18) (Unknown)
25. GLASS BLUES (THEME
SONG) (1:59)
(Jack Teagarden)
TOTAL TIME: 67:01

Download Links: Part 1, Part 2.

Other Jack Teagarden recordings:

•  Big 't'
• Chicago & All That Jazz!
• Greatest Hits
• Meet Me Where They Play the Blues
• Muskrat Ramble
• The Classic Years Vol 2 Disc 2
• Mis'ry and the Blues
• Jack Teagarden's Big Eight/Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers
• Memories of You
• Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra Live at Southland Restaurant 1940 and Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook 1939
• Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra 1934-1939
• Jack Teagarden. Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra 1944
• Jack Teagarden 1941-1944
• V-Disc Recordings
• Swingin' On A Teagarden Gate - From The Archives (Digitally Remastered)
• Father Of Jazz Trombone
• A Hundred Years from Today
• Original Dixieland

Dick Contino - Accordion Magic (1964)

Dick Contino (born January 17, 1930, Fresno, California) is an American accordionist and singer.

Contino studied accordion primarily with San Francisco-based Angelo Cognazzo, and occasionally with Los Angeles-based Guido Deiro. Early on he exhibited great virtuosity on the instrument. Although he graduated from Fresno High School in 1947 and enrolled at Fresno State College, he was unable to concentrate on his studies. Contino explained, "I enjoyed college, but while attending classes I kept thinking that if I was going to be a success, it would be my music that would take me there."

Contino got his big break on December 7, 1947 when he played Lady of Spain (his signature piece) and won first place in the Horace Heidt/Philip Morris talent contest in Fresno which was broadcast on national radio. Contino also won first place in subsequent competitions in Los Angeles, Omaha, Des Moines, Youngstown, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and New York City. He won first place in the final round on December 12, 1948 in Washington, D.C. Contino had a hit single with Lady of Spain in early 1949. The song peaked at #47 on the US pop charts. Eddie Fisher had much better success with the song 1952.

Contino toured with the Horace Heidt Orchestra and was billed as the "world's greatest accordion player." He appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show a record 48 times.

He is still active today performing in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada most of the time. He also tours.

Accordion Magic is one of his rarer recordings and has never been re-issued in CD.

Sources: Wikipedia, Hamilton Album Discography, Dick Contino's Web Page.

Track List:

1. Dark Eyes
2. I Wonder I Wonder I Wonder
3. Cool Water
4. Sentimental Me
5. Till I Waltz Again With You
6. Hava Nagila
7. I Almost Lost My Mind
8. Flight Of The Bumble Bee
9. She's Funny That Way
10. Blues In F
11. Fascination
12. I'm Beginning To See The Light

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Other recordings (and books):

• An Accordion in Paris
• Accordion Man: The Legendary Dick Contino
• Dick Contino's Blues and Other Stories
• Dick Contino at the Fabulous Flamingo in Las Vegas
• Dick Contino: On Stage [ LP Vinyl ]
• Dick Contino - Hawaiian Holiday
• Accordion Magic
• South American Holiday
• It's Dance Time
• Polka Time
• Love Italian Style (Double LP Set)
• Some CDs available on Dick Contino's Web Page

Bob Crosby's Camel Caravan - Suddenly It's 1939 (1984)

Bob Crosby (August 23, 1913, Tacoma, Washington – March 9, 1993, La Jolla, California) was an American dixieland bandleader and vocalist, best known for his group Crosby and the Bob-Cats.

Bob Crosby began singing with Anson Weeks (1931-34) and the Dorsey Brothers (1934-35). He led his first band in 1935, when the former members of Ben Pollack's band elected him as titular leader. His most famous band, the Bob-Cats, was a Dixieland jazz group with members from the Bob Crosby Orchestra. Both the Bob Crosby Orchestra and the smaller Bob-Cats group specialized in Dixieland jazz, presaging the traditional jazz revival of the 1940s. Crosby's singing voice was remarkably similar to that of his brother Bing, but without its range.

The Bob Crosby Orchestra and the Bob Cats included (at various times) Yank Lawson, Billy Butterfield, Muggsy Spanier, Matty Matlock, Irving Fazola, Ward Silloway, Warren Smith, Eddie Miller, Joe Sullivan, Bob Zurke, Jess Stacy, Nappy Lamare, Bob Haggart, Walt Yoder, Jack Sperling, and Ray Bauduc. Arrangements for the orchestra were often done by a young trumpeter by the name of Gilbert Portmore who, during the time he was a decorated WWII fighter pilot in the South Pacific, started an Air Force swing band known as Cap'n Portmore's Hepcats.

The orchestra was actually led by sax player Gil Rodin, with Crosby himself simply the front man, chosen for his personality, looks, and famous last name.

Source: Wikipedia.

I have always enjoyed Bob Crosby. I guess it comes from listening to vintage radio programs where he was featured. The recording in this post is another discovery from a newsgroup. It is a vinyl transfer and represents a recording that never made it to CD.

Track list and credits:

FIRST SHOW: CAMEL CARAVAN

Side One Personnel:

BOB CROSBY ORCHESTRA: June27,1939-CBS(WABC)
Studio Playhouse #3, New York
Bob Crosby (I/v); Billy Butterfield, Zeke Zarchy, Shorty Sherock (tp); Warren Smith, Ray Conniff (tb); Irving Fazola (Cl); Joe Kearns, Bill Stegmeyer (as); Eddie Miller (cl/ts); Joe Sullivan (p); Nappy Lamare (g/v); Bob Haggart(b); Ray Bauduc (dms); Johnny Mercer, Kay Starr (v).

THE BOBCATS:
Billy Butterfield (tp); Warren Smith (tb); Irving Fazola (cl); Eddie Miller (ts); Joe Sullivan (p); Nappy Lamare (g); Bob Haggart (b); Ray Bauduc (dms).

1. SOUTH RAMPART STREET PARADE - Bob Crosby Orch.
(Bauduc - Haggart - 1936) Arr: Haggart

2. GET ON BOARD AND RIDE - Johnny Mercer &
(Mercer) Bob Crosby Orch.

3. SUNRISE SERENADE - Bob Crosby Orch.
(Carle - Lawrence - 1939) Arr: Matlock

4. STUMBLING - Bob Crosby Bobcats
(Confrey - 1922) Arr: Haggart

5. MEMPHIS BLUES - Kay Starr with Bob Crosby Orch.
(Handy - 1913) Arr: Matlock

6. BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA - Bob Haggart - Ray Bauduc Duet
(Bauduc - Haggart - 1938) Arr: Haggart

7. THEN I'LL BE HAPPY - Bob Crosby Orch.
(Friend - Clare - Brown - 1925) Arr: Matlock

SECOND SHOW: CAMEL CARAVAN

Side Two Personnel:

BOB CROSBY ORCHESTRA: July4, 1939 - CBS (WABC),
Studio Playhouse #3, New York
Bob Crosby (l/v); Billy Butterfield, Zeke Zarchy, Shorty Sherock (tp); Warren Smith, Ray Conniff (tb); Irving Fazola (cl); Joe Kearns, Bill Stegmeyer (as); Eddie Miller (cl/ts); Gil Rodin (ts); Joe Sullivan (p); Nappy Lamare (g/v); Bob Haggart (b); Ray Bauduc (dms); Johnny Mercer, Helen Ward (v).

THE BOBCATS:
Billy Butterfield (tp); Warren Smith (tb); Irving Fazola (cl); Eddie Miller (ts); Joe Sullivan (p); Nappy Lamare (g); Bob Haggart (b); Ray Bauduc (dms).

1. THE LADY'S IN LOVE - Bob Crosby Orch.
(Lane - Loesser - 1939) Arr: Kincaide

2. I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING - Helen Ward with Bob CrosbyOrch.
(Arlen - Kroehler - 1933) Arr: Matlock

3. LITTLE ROCK GETAWAY - Joe Sullivan with Bob Crosby Orch.
(Sullivan - 1937) Feat: Joe Sullivan
Arr: (Matlock - Haggart - Kincaide)

4. IF I DIDN'T CARE - Bob Crosby with Orch.
(Lawrence - 1939) Arr: Matlock

5. HINDUSTAN - Bob Crosby Bobcats
(Weeks - Wallace - 1918) Arr: Haggart

6. NEWSY - BLUESY - Johnny Mercer with Bob Crosby Orch
ODE TO PICNICKERS
(Mercer)

7. PAGAN LOVE SONG - Bob Crosby Orch.
(Brown - Freed - 1929) Arr: Matlock

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More Bob Crosby recordings:

• March of the Bobcats
• 22 Original Big Band Hits
• Big Band Dixieland
• Bob Crosby and the Bobcats: The Complete Standard Transcriptions
• Dixieland Swing: Bob Crosby & His Bobcats
• A Proper Introduction to Bob Crosby: The Big Noise From Winnetka
• South Rampart Street Parade
• America Swings: The Great Bob Crosby 
• Bob Crosby and the Bobcats
• Stomp Off, Let's Go!