Think Well of Me

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Think Well of Me
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Studio album by
Jack Teagarden
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 17, 18 & 19, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length35:58
Label Verve
V/V6 8465
Producer Creed Taylor
Jack Teagarden chronology
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Think Well of Me is a 1962 studio album by trombonist/vocalist Jack Teagarden, performing songs by Willard Robison, accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Bob Brookmeyer or Russ Case, that was released by the Verve label. [1] [2] [3]

Jack Teagarden American jazz musician

Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden was a jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yannow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 1940s and "one of the best jazz singers too". Teagarden's early career was as a sideman with the likes of Tommy Dorsey, Paul Whiteman and lifelong friend Louis Armstrong before branching out as a bandleader in 1939 and specializing in New Orleans Jazz-style jazz until his death.

Willard Robison American songwriter

Willard Robison was an American vocalist, pianist, and composer of popular songs, born in Shelbina, Missouri. His songs reflect a rural, melancholy theme steeped in Americana and their warm style has drawn comparison to Hoagy Carmichael. Many of his compositions, notably "A Cottage for Sale", "Round My Old Deserted Farm", "Don't Smoke in Bed", "'Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So" and "Old Folks", have become standards and have been recorded countless times by jazz and pop artists including Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine, Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey. "A Cottage for Sale" alone has been recorded over 100 times.

Bob Brookmeyer American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer

Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre, before rejoining Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band. He garnered 8 Grammy Award nominations during his lifetime.

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Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with Scott Yanow stating "For what would be his next-to-last album in January, 1962, he recorded ten Robison songs (plus the slightly out of place non-Robison standard "Where Are You") while backed by a string orchestra that included both a harp and his trumpeter Don Goldie. Bob Brookmeyer and Russ Case contributed all but one arrangement, and although the strings were certainly not necessary (since they do not add much to the music), the prestigious setting must have pleased the trombonist ... His short solos are often quite exquisite, and this often touching, somewhat rare date is one of the strongest of his final period.". [4]

In JazzTimes, Doug Ramsey wrote "This is a Teagarden album like nothing else in his 40-year discography. Made in 1962, precisely two years before his death, it reflects much that was important about the man and musician; the uncanny precision and languorous passion of his trombone playing, the intimacy of his singing, his blues core, the quality that never declined even in the weariness of his final years". [5]

JazzTimes is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Davidson Sabin (1928–2018) as a newsletter called Radio Free Jazz. Sabine founded Radio Free Jazz to complement his Washington, D.C. record store that he founded in 1962. As a newsletter, it informed consumers of the latest jazz releases and provided jazz broadcasters with news and backstories related to playlists.

Track listing

All compositions by Willard Robison except where noted

  1. "Where Are You?" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 2:50
  2. "Cottage for Sale" – 3:34
  3. "Guess I'll Go Back Home This Summer" – 3:39
  4. "I'm a Fool About My Mama" – 3:30
  5. "Don't Smoke in Bed" – 3:18
  6. "In a Little Waterfront Cafe" – 3:55
  7. "Think Well of Me" – 2:40
  8. "Old Folks" – 2:45
  9. "Country Boy Blues" – 4:06
  10. "Tain't So Honey, Tain't So" – 2:40
  11. "Round the Old Deserted Farm" – 2:55

Personnel

Trombone Type of brass instrument

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. As on all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. Nearly all trombones have a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch. Many modern trombone models also use a valve attachment to lower the pitch of the instrument. Variants such as the valve trombone and superbone have three valves similar to those on the trumpet.

Donald Elliott Goldfield, also known as Don Goldie and Billy Franklin was an American jazz trumpeter.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings... Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

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References

  1. ↑ Jazzdisco: Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series. Retrieved May 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Both Sides Now: Verve Label Discography. Retrieved May 14, 2019
  3. ↑ Jack Teagarden: Recommended Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2019
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Jack Teagarden: Think Well of Me – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ramsey, D. JazzTimes Review. Retrieved May 14, 2019
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