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Teddy Powell

g, 1905-1993 US, Oakland, California
Singer / Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Teodoro Paolella Freddy James

Teddy Powell (Teodoro Paolella) (March 1, 1905 in Oakland, California – November 17, 1993 in New York) was an American jazz guitarist, composer and big band leader. Some of his compositions were under the pseudonym Freddy James.Teddy spent several years with the Abe Lyman band where he also served as a vocalist, arranger and helped out on the business side of things.Powell began playing violin when he was eight, picked up the banjo when he was fourteen and led his first band the following year. They stayed together until 1944.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Blues

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Ridin' The SubwaysTeddy Powell2001Compil.
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band EraIsham Jones / Teddy Powell / Joe Venuti / Teddy Wilson1984Compil.
"Collectors' Items" - 1960 NAB ConventionZiggy Elman, Virginia Maxey, Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day, John Kirkby, Maxine Sullivan, Teddy Powell1960Single
The Most Danceable Band In The LandTeddy PowellAlbum
UntitledTeddy PowellAlbum
The Complete Teddy Powell Volume 4Teddy PowellCompil.
The Complete Teddy Powell Volume 1Teddy PowellCompil.
UntitledTeddy PowellAlbum
Spotlight On Bob Chester And Teddy PowellBob Chester / Teddy PowellCompil.
The Complete Teddy Powell Volume 3Teddy PowellCompil.
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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