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Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators.

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Teddy moved his SOUL to Harlem and lived it to the end. This is an important work about our music. Get It! -- Dizzy Gillespie
The importance of Reig's career as a record producer is undeniable...a fine job of editing and pulling the material together...valuable... * CHOICE *
Teddy was truly one of a kind. He knew everyone, and everyone knew him. Reminiscing in Tempo captures the spirit of Teddy and the time in which he lived. -- Benny Carter
...a valuable addition to a jazz collector's library... * Chattanooga Times Free Press *
...will have you chuckling every few pages...a story worth reading for the insight it gives, for things don't change...a lovely little book... * Storyville *
...Reig's multiple roles—fan, A&R man, gadfly and hustler—give this volume a sense of atmospheric perspective and crass business realities unmatched by many musicians' (auto)biographies. It's fun. * Cadence Magazine *

Reminiscing in Tempo The Life and Times of a Jazz

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      Publisher: Scarecrow Press
      Publication Date: 13/08/1995
      ISBN13: 9780810823266, 978-0810823266
      ISBN10: 0810823268
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Teddy Reig (1917-1984) was a larger-than-life character, a self-described hustler who had a profound effect on the music world from the 1940s to the 1970s. As a record producer, he captured the work of dozens of leading jazz innovators.

      Trade Review
      Teddy moved his SOUL to Harlem and lived it to the end. This is an important work about our music. Get It! -- Dizzy Gillespie
      The importance of Reig's career as a record producer is undeniable...a fine job of editing and pulling the material together...valuable... * CHOICE *
      Teddy was truly one of a kind. He knew everyone, and everyone knew him. Reminiscing in Tempo captures the spirit of Teddy and the time in which he lived. -- Benny Carter
      ...a valuable addition to a jazz collector's library... * Chattanooga Times Free Press *
      ...will have you chuckling every few pages...a story worth reading for the insight it gives, for things don't change...a lovely little book... * Storyville *
      ...Reig's multiple roles—fan, A&R man, gadfly and hustler—give this volume a sense of atmospheric perspective and crass business realities unmatched by many musicians' (auto)biographies. It's fun. * Cadence Magazine *

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