Stan Puls (January 26, 1916 – April 20, 1998) was an American double-bassist. Puls started on piano at age 11 but switched to bass soon after. At the age of 19 he won a national competition; this allowed him to study with Vaclav Jiskra, who was then the first bassist of the

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. Puls played in this orchestra from 1936 to 1941, while also working in

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bands, including those of Roy Eldridge,

Jack Teagarden Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American 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 19 ...

and Benny Carter. He moved to

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in 1941, where he played with Benny Strong and Spade Cooley as well as being part of the Burbank Symphony Orchestra. In the 1950s he played with Bill Baker and

; his tenure with Teagarden lasted from 1958 to 1963 and includes many of Teagarden's recordings on

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and all his releases on Roulette Records. Puls freelanced after leaving Teagarden, and died at age 82 in 1998.

Discography

With

*'' Mis'ry and the Blues'' (Verve, 1961) *'' A Tribute to Jack Teagarden'' With Jimmy Wakely *'' Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys'' Others *'' When the Saints Go Marching In''

References

*Bruce Eder, Stan Pulsat

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