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Title: Music That Fits Like A Well-Worn Catcher's Mitt
Review: These beautifully recorded and remastered performances from the mid-'40s chart the path of the post-war Condon/Teagarden collaboration on records. This disc is indescribably wonderful Chicago-style Dixieland jazz, the kind that they don't make anymore: genial, gritty, authentic, and un-pretentious. The high points are too many to name: Bobby Hackett's clear, ringing trumpet; Teagarden's bourbon-flavored baritone and brilliant stop-time licks; Dave Tough's drumming; Lee Wiley'ssmoky, wafting vocals. Magical, unforgettable music: old-fashioned, yes, but timeless. And it makes you feel so good!
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