[Dixielandjazz] Teagarden & the boppers.

[Mike]

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Mike


Ron Wheeler wrote:
> There's a photo of that meeting, with Dizz at the piano and T sprawled on
> the floor fussing with the innards of what may be an old portable record
> player, at
> http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/I?gottlieb:10:./temp/~ammem_SsIV::displa
> yType=1:m856sd=gottlieb:m856sf=15971:@@@
> 
> Tons of other Gottlieb photos there as well.
> 
> Best to all,
> 
> Ron Wheeler
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Steve barbone
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 16:00
> To: DJML
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Teagarden & the boppers. 
> 
> 
> Looking at Gottlieb photos & stories on the web, here was the following
> about his visit (and photograph) of Mary Lou Williams and a gathering of bop
> musicians at her apartment. And in their midst was Jack Teagarden. Here is
> the quote from Gottlieb about the picture, circa 1947.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone 
> 
> "I was a friend of Mary Lou's and particularly remember when, in 1947, she
> had me show up at her place for an evening gathering. The turnout was small,
> but choice. Among the group that appeared were three disparate geniuses who
> were, or became, members of Down Beat¹s Hall of Fame: Dizzy Gillespie, the
> trumpeter and be-bop icon; Jack Teagarden, the premier trombonist of the
> era; and May Lou, herself. To top it off, there were two of the most
> prominent boppers: pianist-arranger Tadd Dameron and pianist Hank Jones.
> 
> It was a serious social gathering. No jamming. Just serious talk, mostly
> about music...with some attention to recordings played on Mary Lou's small
> phonograph, and occasional moments at a piano by one or another of the
> guests, to illustrate a point. As for the usually flamboyant Dizzy, he had
> no horn but smoked a pipe, looking on as if he were an elder statesman.  The
> hostess, for her part, was all dressed up, with a corsage pinned to her
> dress. 
> 
> Finding Jack Teagarden in that group was surprising. Here, among the
> boppers, was the laid-back Texan trombonist and singer who was a celebrated
> touring partner of Louis Armstrong and a frequent member of old-time combos.
> But everyone loved the guy, for his personality and musicianship."
> 
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