Teddy Hill
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Teddy Hill, born December 7, 1909 in Birmingham, Alabama, was an American big band leader and musician. He played various instruments including drums, clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone. In the 1920s, Hill performed with Luis Russell's orchestra before forming his own band in 1934. His band found steady work over the NBC radio network and featured notable musicians such as Roy Eldridge, Bill Coleman, Frankie Newton, and Dizzy Gillespie. They played regularly at the Savoy Ballroom and toured Europe in 1937. Hill's recording career began in 1935 with a session for ARC, followed by sessions for Vocalion in 1936 and Bluebird in 1937. Notable recordings include "(Lookie, Lookie, Lookie) Here Comes Cookie" and "Uptown Rhapsody". After leaving the band business, Hill managed Minton's Playhouse from 1940 to 1969, a seminal jazz club that became a hub for the bebop style. He passed away on May 19, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Blue Rhythm Fantasy
- I'm Feeling Like a Million
- All My Life
- Don't Go With Him
- Yours And Mine
- I'm Happy Darling Dancing With You
- San Anton'
- China Boy
- Twilight In Turkey
- A Study In Brown
- Is It True What They Say About Dixie
- Mary Had A Little Lamb
- Cross Patch
- Uptown Rhapsody by Teddy Hill
- Stagger Lee
- Ride, Red, Ride
- The Right Somebody To Love
- I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
- I Like Bananas
- My Marie
- The Love Bug Will Bite You
- The You And Me That Used To Be
- The Lady Who Couldn't Be Kissed
- I Know Now
