A superb trombonist. The best you'll ever hear. Jack Teagarden transformed an instrument that had prior been relegated by many as a supportive sideline played in the heavy "glissandi" style, and elevated trombone playing to a beautiful, lyrical and soulful instrument that it is. And what a tone he got! Coupled with Big T's sleepy Texas drawl and baritone-tenor voice to match Big Jack created a ...
That's part of a quote from Edward R. Murrow, The full quote is actually this:"We proclaim ourselves as indeed we are: The defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world. But we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."This was a response to the epidemic of "Redbaiting" or "McCarthyism" that was occurring in the 50's.The "Red Scare" started a bit earlier, around ...
A superb trombonist. The best you'll ever hear. Jack Teagarden transformed an instrument that had prior been relegated by many as a supportive sideline played in the heavy "glissandi" style, and elevated trombone playing to a beautiful, lyrical and soulful instrument that it is. And what a tone he got! Coupled with Big T's sleepy Texas drawl and baritone-tenor voice to match Big Jack created a ...
