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photo by William Gottlieb/Library of Congress
Jack Teagarden; New York, 1947
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Prior to Jack Teagarden, this trombonist — who gained a strong reputation playing with the Original Memphis Five and Red Nichols — was the most advanced in jazz. He and his band backed Sophie Tucker on her 1924 recording of “Red Hot Mama,” and he eventually went on to play with Paul Whiteman, Benny Goodman and Eddie Condon. Who was he?.
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J.C. Higginbotham
Tricky Sam Nanton
Miff Mole
Kid Ory
Lawrence Brown
Juan Tizol
Trummy Young
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I’d rather play the trombone
Than think of the war issue
I’d rather provide one of the funniest
comic performances
Than think of how serious war is….
It’s 3 months already I’m following
it from Montréal.