Editing Jack Teagarden (section)

==Music career==
[[File:Velma & Friends.jpg|thumb|left|200px|From left: Jack Teagarden, Sandy DeSantis, [[Velma Middleton]], [[Fraser MacPherson]], [[Cozy Cole]], [[Arvell Shaw]], [[Earl Hines]], [[Barney Bigard]], Palomar Supper Club, Vancouver, B.C., Canada (March 17, 1951)]]
At the age of 16, Teagarden began playing the trombone professionally in [[San Antonio]] as a member of Cotton Bailey's dance and jazz band.<ref name=":2" /> During his early career, Teagarden played at such venues as the Horn Palace in San Antonio, where he formed a close bond with clarinetist George Hill. After his time with Bailey's band, Teagarden joined [[Peck Kelley|Peck Kelley's]] ensemble, a group that included several of his close collaborators.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Jay D. |title=Jack Teagarden |last2=Guttridge |first2=Leonard F. |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=1976 |isbn=0-306-70813-2 |location=New York |pages=1–28}}</ref><ref name="Larkin" />

Kelley's mentorship and Teagarden's approach to trombone playing helped establish his reputation. The young trombonist's phrasing and improvisational skills made him a sought-after performer, which helped Teagarden to eventually collaborate with players like [[Louis Armstrong]].<ref name=":0" /> In the mid-1920s, he traveled widely around the United States in various bands. In 1927, he came to New York City to work with several other bands, and by 1928, he was playing with the [[Ben Pollack]] band.<ref name="Larkin"></ref>

While a member of Pollack's band, Teagarden recorded over 300 tracks. He also participated in one of the first integrated jazz recording sessions in 1929, organized by [[Eddie Condon]], which produced the track "Knocking a Jug". Teagarden's career continued with [[Paul Whiteman]]'s orchestra, though the band's limited jazz repertoire prompted him to leave after a five-year contract.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Pryor |first=William A. |date=2015 |title=Jack Teagarden, Genius of the Trombone |url=http://ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=asm&AN=114025654&site=ehost-live |journal=IAJRC |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=115–123 |via=EBSCO}}</ref>

In the late 1920s, he recorded with musicians such as Louis Armstrong, [[Benny Goodman]], [[Bix Beiderbecke]], [[Red Nichols]], [[Jimmy McPartland]], [[Mezz Mezzrow]], [[Glenn Miller]], [[Eddie Condon]], and [[Fats Waller]]. In 1931, Teagarden's own orchestra recorded the tune "Chances Are" with [[Fats Waller]] playing piano and Jack singing and playing trombone. Miller and Teagarden collaborated to provide lyrics to [[Spencer Williams]]' "[[Basin Street Blues]]", which became one of Teagarden's most frequently played numbers.<ref name="Larkin"></ref>

During the [[Great Depression]], Teagarden sought financial security and signed an exclusive contract to play for the [[Paul Whiteman]] Orchestra from 1933 through 1938.<ref name="Larkin"></ref> In 1946, Teagarden joined Louis Armstrong's All-Stars.<ref name="Larkin"></ref>

[[File:(Portrait of Tadd Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, Milt Orent, Dixie Bailey, Jack Teagarden, and Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams' apartment, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947) (LOC) (5475990477).jpg|thumb|From left to right: Mary Lou Williams, Tadd Dameron, Milt Orent, Dixie Bailey, Dizzy Gillespie, and Jack Teagarden. Mary Lou Williams' apartment, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947 (LOC) (5475990477)]]
During his tenure with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars, Teagarden demonstrated versatility as a trombonist and vocalist. His relaxed style was reminiscent of the blues and is prominent in his collaborations with Armstrong, such as their rendition of "Rockin' Chair." In late 1951, Teagarden left to again lead his own band.<ref name="Larkin" />