Jack Teagarden - St. James Infirmary

Jack Teagarden - And His All Stars - St. James Infirmary
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905--January 15, 1964), known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was an influential jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone".
Teagarden's trombone style was largely self-taught, and he developed many unusual alternative positions and novel special effects on the instrument. He is usually considered the most innovative jazz trombone stylist of the pre-Bebop era, and did much to expand the role of the instrument beyond the old tailgate style role of the early New Orleans brass bands. Chief among his contributions to the language of jazz trombonists was his ability to interject the blues or merely a "blue feeling" into virtually any piece of music.
"Jack Teagarden died, alone, of a heart attack complicated by bronchial pneumonia in his room at the Prince Conti Hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans on January 15, 1964. He was only 58. "I sometimes think people like Jack were just go-betweens," Bobby Hackett told a friend. "The Good Lord said, 'Now you go and show 'em what it is', and he did. I think everybody familiar with Jack Teagarden knows that he was something that happens just once. It won't happen again. Not that way..."

[@elis6299]

Jack’s playing and singing are just irresistible. The best!

[@hanks2567000]

well, he didn't die alone..I was there..my old man, the clarinetist, the school principal, stepped into my history class to break the sad news to me, knowing it would be the first hero I would lose..long before Jimi or Janis, whose departures wrecked me again later like Jack's..who always inspires me to keep playing 60 years later... until I drop

[@arthurcarr1544]

As an old trombonist who bought his first trombone in 1951 Jack was my first influence in playing jazz, never got to his excellence level but over the years have played some great stuff with various local groups, still play today so thank you Jack.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Thank you sir, and I love him too.

[@jerrylyons9279]

heard him on bourbin street about the same year, as a 17 year old. f.q. ruiened him, i guess, as so many others.

[@sekierChan]

For me personaly, this is definitely best version of St. James out there. What a legends

[@patriciaburnside2792]

My man has just passed away. He was a trombone player inspired by this man and j j Johnson. For him I play this letting a tear fall and remembering all the happy times together

[@mrjimmienoone2130]

Playing this tune after Teagarden did it, is a high-risk business. He is just incomparable.

[@carolcheny]

I love his singing, man. He knows Dixieland jazz and his vocal interpretation shows it.

[@hamedtriqui]

The best St. James Infirmary rendition ever. Recorded live at the Roundtable in New York City, on July 1959. Don Ewell (p), Don Goldie (tr), Henry Cuesta (cl), Stan Puls (b) , Ronnie Greb (dr), and Big T...of course Thanks for sharing.

[@ecologics]

Too bad none of the Tubes are working, see your soul. nice

[@hamedtriqui]

Catherine Hutton You mean not working on youtube? It's a pity, Big T is blowing loads of soul, I can tell you.

[@thomasleary2814]

You ain't just whistlin' Dixie, John, but I bet Questa could on that licorice stick of his!

[@jackmacjack2621]

Thank you muchly for listing the other players!!!!!!

[@fotografo8324]

Hamed, muchas gracias por haber colocado la nómina de los músicos intervinientes. Cordialmente, Alejandro.

[@jeffcrawford3361]

Jack Teagarden played at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester in the early 60s. I hitchhiker from the Midlands and I have never forgotten the experience. The memories!!

[@jochanaan58]

Great lineup! Every jazz trombonist owes most of his art to Big T.

[@oldslide2448]

The father of all jazz trombonist, the best... Jean From france

[@davidbento9459]

Yes he was, no one ever came to his level! He developed his own style that no one has ever mastered!

[@jerrychase4333]

Nobody performs this song better than Teagarden!

[@peterbarker4909]

There's just one thing to say: that Jack T was, quite simply, the very best.

[@MissCregg]

Some nice piano work on this as well as trombone.

[@rosavito1]

Carry me out on a stretcher! Great rendition!

[@tamazpatarkalashvili2811]

The best trombonist ever!

[@marilynstevenson865]

Well, Jack...you will always be wonderful!! Good night, Jack...Thank you for being..

[@TheWizardofRandR]

I worked at YOUR FATHER"S MUSTACHE in New Orleans in the 70's .We had a plaque outside the door that stated Jack Teagarden played his Last Stand at our location on Bourbon St. After the fire in '75 to the building a NOLA resident named Ed Tobin removed the plaque til construction of the building was complete,upon which Ed took the plaque back ! Hopefully its there today !

[@b2kingman]

Played at that club in 69 for Mardi Gras and for a month after. Great bunch of musicians

[@user-qy5wr6vb9h]

Simply the Great...

[@Bixforever]

Simply the best. No more words. The best version I ever heard.

[@davidbento9459]

Hey Bix my childhood friend promotes Bix and plays just like him he is found on youtube! I remember days we would ride around in his black hearse through Atlantic City in the 70s with Bix lives stickers on his bumper blasting jazz on the 8 track tape deck at full volume. hehe Got some looks,, Look on KZbin search Scott Black/Bix! Yes Big T was the father of Jazz trombone!

[@richeymeister]

This and "After You've Gone" are two of my favorite Jackson tracks. Lifelong relationship with other fabulous musicians just as Satchmo cemented his place in the trombone pantheon. We are lucky to have so many films and recordings of his extraordinary talent.

[@Revelwoodie]

Thanks for uploading this. My mother was visiting and we were driving ourselves NUTS trying to figure out which version of this song was the one she loved as a child. We were on the edge of dragging my grandmother's 78s out of the sideboard and firing up the Victrola before we decided to check KZbin. You are AWESOME.

[@Revelwoodie]

@Nanette Small world! Hi!

[@evilocomments]

How come I haven't stumbled upon this genre earlier?! I mean of course i knew about blues and all but why didn't I like it so much back then ? Ahhh, it is so good to just sit and relax on this

[@chriso8193]

What brought me here? I watched an interview of a trumpet player named "Jerry Hey" (MJ, George Benson, everything Quincy) and he stated that his father used to love this guy and listened to him a lot.

[@Greencorner]

Stunning version of a stunning tune! Thanks.

[@Jasha1947]

This is just amazing! Big T is just killing it!

[@jeffwright573]

No one played trombone like the Big T

[@davidbento9459]

No one ever will!

[@mrjimmienoone2130]

Not even me. - But to get serious, also listen to these masterful solos by Goldie and Ewell.

[@jazzguy2k]

One of the most precious of the collection that the the X did whatever with.Thanks so much for posting.

[@louisgalasso3463]

un blues qui vous arrache l 'ame.magnifique interprétation.

[@123must]

Beautiful ( for mr the best ) rendition ! A lot of thanks

[@TheNeverendingfire]

my grand father was a master on trombone, well known in The toronto jazz scene and Jack Teagarden was his ultimate favorite. I have to agree on that he's unbeatable!

[@katherinecosburn2802]

My grandfather was a jazz clarinetist in the Toronto jazz scene. I wonder if they ever played together!

[@nahrings]

Einer meiner Lieblingstitel gespielt auf meinem Lieblingsinstrument von einem der besten Musiker ! Danke für den Beitrag.

[@connorleclair4011]

Hermann Nahrings tru

[@PaulPaul-vz1bq]

sublime thanks

[@jackmacjack2621]

This is superior and superb; thank you incredibly for posting it.

[@drpepperr]

This is wonderful!

[@paulwand5391]

I use to play trombone many years ago and have just started again and it is pleasure to hear cool jazz with some melody like Jack played. It is tragedy that he died as described above, in particular as it sounds he did not have proper medical care.

[@davidbento9459]

I heard a very sad inside story about his death not well known, not natural causes! Something to do with not playing a gig where the wise guys said they couldn't pay the band and Jack said he won't play unless his band gets paid! He paid the consequences.. I was very young and remember hearing the talk, but it is a little cloudy so many years ago now! I trust the people that told the story! Anyone ever hear of this! He was a very wonder warm man and a gift from God on the trombone like non other!

[@paulwand5391]

I just read another post that he died of pneumonia alone in the hotel room in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

[@davidbento9459]

Paul Wand Yes brother I hear the press version also, Y'all know we can trust the press, not! I heard discussion from people that were very close to T and as I said I was just so young but remember bits and pieces of the conversation! I guess like the JFK assignation will be a mystery Paul what do you play?

[@paulwand5391]

valve trombone everyone else in my family played trumpet, I used to play baritone horn in school.

[@davidbento9459]

Paul Wand Very good,, I play traps, and percussions congas, Timbales, Djembe, steel drums Recently bought a mallet Kat and Trap-Kat Dave Samuels plays on mallet kat with Andy Narrel steel drums! Fabulous! "Caribbean Jazz project" Smokin hot! I as a teen and young adult played the Jersey shore, Dixieland. Ended up in Hawaii and introduced steel drums to Hawaii! Never left haha!!! I as a kid was blessed with Barret Deems white pearl Premier drums, Jack was friends with my Mother and Aunt and heard me play and said the boy needs a real set of drums! He started teaching me T-bone and I felt dizzy and didn't like it.. Stupid kid right I should have continued.. But I just wanted drums then!

[@123must]

Beautiful ! Thanks

[@marilynstevenson865]

Beautiful..simply beautiful.

[@martinsantoniosantanamarti325]

Jack Teagarden era um excelente trombonista, um jazzista muito bom, ouço o seu repertorio quase que todos os dias...

[@Dobrovinskiy]

really cool stuff!!

[@1800mkd]

Thank you!!!

[@jimherbert5888]

So nice for me, as a young trombonist having to come to the "Big Apple" from Omaha, Nebraska! What a great surprise to hear him at the famous Metropole Jazz Club on 7th Ave and 50th. He was incredible - played the "trick' with taking off the bell and playing in the water glass! Wow, it souinded wonderful. AND, at the break I got to talk with him - what a gentleman and he was genuine to me. I'll never forget it! A few months later, he passed - all I could think of was that the Lord had just picked up one of the greatest sidemen ever (and leader, artist, jazz performer, establisher of great trombone playing in America!)

[@JonTigert]

this is effing beautiful

[@borisclover]

Wonderful

[@alexbelsky3177]

Genial musicians, bravi 🍸👏👏👏👏

[@megatexification]

Wow!

[@15emac]

always good to hear 'big-t'...have him doing 'ol' rockin' chair' with satchmo='jackson" to louis-2 great virtuoso's singing & playing...jazz giants!!!

[@jpdemers44]

great

[@marilynstevenson865]

Magic

[@rtubeyou2010]

After that, what words are necessary? A practically infinitely available source for jazz-blues improvisations and with those profound lyrics - also found in a huge variety of variations. "Without music, life would be a mistake." - Nietzsche, only slightly hyperbolic to hammer home his message with a hammer striking not like a sledge but like a tuning fork, he explained!

[@redchthonic]

Maybe an apocryphal story but when it came to writing Jack's biography they couldn't find anyone who disliked him. He had faults but none that weren't at least forgivable.

[@neatman1899]

How many trombonist today can sing and play like him? I think none.

[@glaucoma888]

christopher crenshaw

[@frankbauer7801]

Nlls landgren. Different Style,but plays and sings really good. Wycliff' Gordon! Extraordanary good trombonist and Singer!

[@BensonMarkAkinkugbe]

Awesome.. hearing him for the first time in 2018 and Gosh!!! he's so smooth!!!

[@Pancho_fdz]

That "yeeeee" 03:31 ❤️

[@likebarden]

凄い貫禄で大人だけど６０年生きてないんだね~　小生、古希近し　ジャクティは中学のころからウィスキーなめなめ聞いてる　もちろんサッチモも大好き　

[@coronitadokkolo7947]

take the pain

[@BruceHirsh]

Obviously a legend. But I gotta say just how much I like Henry Cuesta's playing.

[@raytheprinter]

I have never heard Jack T. I want to thank you for introducing me,,This is Great!

[@Kebynchill]

Este tema acompañando a un pseudo poeta melancólico del tercer mundo.

[@kancolorin]

God

[@oldtimedrumcorps]

Yea, he can make it sound like a trumpet.

[@marilynstevenson865]

Wow! This had not occurred to me!! But, BOY..so true!!

[@helmutpleschke532]

Das ist doch wohl eine Super-Version oder??

[@abanks47]

one of the best renditions of this track i have heard yet. anyone have any other jack teagarden recommendations as i have just been introduced to him

[@Toomnyusernae]

Anyone watch Metropolis (anime) before? I think this song or one very similar is in it ;p

[@likebarden]

最高にイイな~♬　で、５９で死んだのか…　若死にだったんだな、

[@sodality3970]

Did he also do a version from the early 1930's ?

[@maltheseus]

who plays with Big "T", please, and where?

[@mrjimmienoone2130]

Ruby Braff on cornet??

[@hanks2567000]

+MrJimmienoone don goldie on trumpet

[@emilylivesay300]

Didn’t realize jack white covered this

[@DavidAndersoniiVI]

Was there a trumpet in this piece, because I don't think trombones have that high of a pitch?

[@brettsonnenschein]

Is this version on a CD or vinyl release?

[@davidbento9459]

I have pretty much every album Jack made in my collection!

[@Habitableworld]

Another tromBONst (my teacher was Neapolitan-Am, emphasized the 2nd syllable, I heard T in Holyoke MA in 62 or 63. Never got his fat sound, but I was blessed by Vic Dickinson, whose sound I was closer to--though of course, not his skill. I've composed a dozen jazz tunes on birdralk: one in memory of my Chennai mentor, on KZbin: "Blues for AJ Take One." But if you've just heard Teagarden, delay an hour from the sublime to…

[@Zacharias_von_Tkaschoff]

Jack White did good cover.

[@carolcheny]

Louis Armstrong. Jack Teagarden and Armstrong recorded a lot of tracks together and performed together. And maybe some other Dixieland jazz players like Jelly Roll Morton, these days you can hear them live in New Orleans at the Preservation Hall.

[@scdavis1935]

your right about him and Louis working together, but they were never allowed to play in the Preservation Hall together, as Jack was a white boy and back then whites were not allowed there.

[@danielchristopher4155]

I am actually related to Jack Teagarden.. He definitely knew how to sing about the dark side.. My family is definitely considered as the Adam's family as you will.. We truly appreciate the dark arts..