I spent most of yesterday writing and listening to my favorite Jack Teagarden album, Mis'ry and the Blues (Verve/1961). I love this album for a bunch of reasons. Not only is Teagarden's whiskey-soaked voice nostalgic and patient but his trombone playing is especially sweet, mournful and introspective.
This album is pure, unadulterated Chicago-style jazz …
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