Swinging On The Teagarden Gate - Jack Teagarden

Advantages: Fantastic range of great tunes and songs
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...Times and Peg 'o' My Heart) show the smooth and terribly sophisticated side of Jack Teagarden's music, whilst the next track, Swingin' on the teagarden Gate, is entirely different. So full of the jazz ethos that you can almost see the people dancing to it. So Many Times and Peg 'o' My Heart are for slow dancing. Then it's back to the smoother sound with Teagarden's rather melancholy Can't we Talk It Over, a ballad about a young man bemoaning the fact that he and his girlfriend are on the verge of splitting up. After four great (but different)classics from Teagarden we next hear from a young Louis Armstrong. The first track from Louis is Melancholy Blues. This is a great blues and jazz crossover. Yes, it is jazz, but yes, at the same time it could pass muster for a blues classic, too. The other Three tracks form Louis Armstrong (West End... Read review

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Advantages: Great jazz tunes from the Golden Age
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...This is real jazz, from the real Golden Age of Jazz. It's got the pace, the rhythm, the fluid trumpet playing, the relentlessly enthusiastic, rolling piano playing and the clear diction of some excellent singing of vocalists who could not only hold a tune, but who could capture your heart and soul, too… There's musicians with such great names as Muggsy Spanier, Meade Lux Lewis, King Oliver and Sidney Bechet. You do not get musicians called Muggsy nowadays. I wonder why? As well as straight out jazz such as the Dippermouth blues, there's also the dreamy and melodic April in Paris from Charlie Parker. Some jazz aficionados reckon that Charlie Parker eventually sold out. Well, perhaps he did. But some of his earlier work still stands the test of time. Jack Teagarden is on this CD, with So Many Times, a rather nice, well... Read review

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...Johnson but a bit more up beat and sure to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. personally i feel after owning both jack Johnson's and Donavon frankenwrieters CDs and seeing them both at there own concerts feel that Donavon's music better and is much more pleasant to listen to because it us allot happier and upbeat that jack Johnson. This CD is a must have for the summer and is perfect for just chilling to or driving in the car and singing away with your windows down. Here is the track listing for the CD :- 1. It Don't Matter 2. Free - Frankenreiter, Donavon & Jack Johnson 3. On My Mind 4. Our Love 5. What'cha Know About 6. Butterfly 7. Bend In The Road 8. Day Dreamer 9. Make You Mine 10. Call Me Papa 11. Heading Home 12. So Far Away 13. Swing On Down some of the better songs on the CD are Free which features Jack Johnson... Read review

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