Jack Teagarden

Jack Teagarden

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yannow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 1940s and "one of the best jazz singers too". Teagarden's early career was as a sideman with the likes of Paul Whiteman and lifelong friend Louis Armstrong.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 20, 1905 (Vernon), Died January 15, 1964 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, vocalist, leader, songwriter, vibraphone, trumpet, clarinet, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 244 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-0661	10-in.	3/14/1947	Blues after hours	Jack Teagarden's Big Eight	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance octet	instrumentalist, trombone, leader, vocalist, composer
Victor	D7VB-0952	10-in.	6/10/1947	Jack Armstrong blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone, songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0953	10-in.	6/10/1947	Rockin' chair	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-0954	10-in.	6/10/1947	Some day	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-0955	10-in.	6/10/1947	Fifty-fifty blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-1082	10-in.	10/16/1947	A song was born	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet	vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-1083	10-in.	10/16/1947	Please stop playing those blues, boy	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist
Victor	D7VB-1084	10-in.	10/16/1947	Before long	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-1085	10-in.	10/16/1947	Lovely weather we're having	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz sextet	instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	W149950	10-in.	1/31/1930	(What did I do to be so) Black and blue?	Mills Merry Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	[W]149953	10-in.	1/31/1930	St. James' Infirmary	Buddy Edwards ; Mills Merry Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	[W]149954	10-in.	1/31/1930	When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you)	Buddy Edwards ; Mills Merry Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	W151292	10-in.	2/9/1931	Basin Street blues	Charleston Chasers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W151293	10-in.	2/9/1931	Beale Street blues	Charleston Chasers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W151839	10-in.	10/14/1931	You rascal you	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	W151840	10-in.	10/14/1931	That's what I like about you	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	W151841	10-in.	10/14/1931	Chances are	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader
Columbia	W151842	10-in.	10/14/1931	I got the Ritz from the one I love	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	W152456	10-in.	7/29/1933	I've got "it"	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, leader
Columbia	W152457	10-in.	7/29/1933	Plantation moods	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, leader
Columbia	W152458	10-in.	7/29/1933	Shake your hips	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, leader
Columbia	W152459	10-in.	7/29/1933	Someone stole Gabriel's horn	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, leader
Columbia	W152460	10-in.	7/29/1933	I would if I could but I can't	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W152568	10-in.	11/27/1933	Your mother's son-in-law	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Billie Holiday ; Buck Washington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, trombone
Columbia	W152574	10-in.	12/4/1933	Tappin' the barrel	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 244 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Teagarden, Jack," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104248.

Teagarden, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104248.

"Teagarden, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.