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1961 & 1962 albums.
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Essential Jazz Classics Jack Teagarden - ‘Mis’ry And The Blues’ + ‘Think Well Of Me’ 2 Lps On 1 CD - 6-Panel Digipak Collectors Limited Edition - Includes Inside Booklet With Updated Liner Notes.
In the years between leaving Louis Armstrong’s All-Stars and his death (1952- 1964), the great trombonist and singer Jack Teagarden led a Dixieland-oriented sextet. Presented here in their entireties are two of his last albums, Mis’ry and the Blues (Verve V6-8416) and Think Well of Me (Verve V6-8465). While the former LP features his regular group in a selection of standards, the latter (on which a string section is added) concentrates on compositions by Willard Robison. Although Teagarden went through a rough time in the early 1960s that would lead to his premature death in 1964 (at the age of 58), these recordings give ample proof that he was a true master until the end, both as a trombonist and as a singer.
‘Mis’ry And The Blues’: Jack Teagarden, trombone & vocals; Don Goldie (tp), Henry Cuesta (cl), Don Ewell (p), Stan Puls (b), Barrett Deems (d). Chicago, June 18-22, 1961.
‘Think Well Of Me’: Jack Teagarden, trombone & vocals; The Russ Case/Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra, featuring Don Goldie (tp). Arrangements by Claus Ogerman, Russ Case & Bob Brookmeyer. New Jersey, January 17-19, 1962.
Tracklisting: Don’t Tell A Man About His Woman / Basin Street Blues / Froggie Moore Blues / I Don’t Want To Miss Mississippi / It’s All In Your Mind / Mis’ry And The Blues / Dixieland One-Step / Love Lies / Afternoon In August / Peaceful Valley / Where Are You? / Cottage For Sale / Guess I’ll Go Back Home This Summer / I’m A Fool About My Mama / Don’t Smoke In Bed / In A Little Waterfront Caf / Think Well Of Me / Old Folks / Country Boy Blues / Tain’t So Honey, Tain’t So / ‘Round My Old Deserted Farm