Muggsy Spanier
Muggsy Spanier was a predictable but forceful cornetist who rarely strayed far from the melody. Perfectly at home in Dixieland ensembles, Spanier was also an emotional soloist (equally influenced by King Oliver and Louis Armstrong) who was an expert at using the plunger mute. He started on cornet when he was 13, played with Elmer Schoebel's band in 1921, and first recorded in 1924. Spanier was a fixture in Chicago throughout the decade (appearing on several important early records) before joining Ted Lewis in 1929. Although Lewis was essentially a corny showman, Spanier's solos gave his band some validity during the next seven years. After a stint with Ben Pollack's orchestra (1936-1938), Spanier became seriously ill and was hospitalized for three months. After he recovered, the cornetist formed his famous eight-piece "Ragtime Band" and recorded 16 Dixieland performances for Bluebird (later dubbed The Great Sixteen) that virtually defined the music of the Dixieland revival movement. But because his group actually preceded the revival by a couple years, it soon had to break up due to lack of work. Muggsy joined Bob Crosby for a time, had his own short-lived big band, freelanced with Dixieland bands in New York, and starting in 1950 he gradually relocated to the West Coast. During 1957-1959 Spanier worked with Earl Hines' band and he continued playing up until his retirement in 1964, touring Europe in 1960 and always retaining his popularity in the Dixieland world.
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Complete Jazz Series 1939 - 1942
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 29 jun. 2009
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The Complete V-Disc Sessions
Jazz - Released by Jazz Unlimited on 30 mrt. 2009
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Mahattan Masters 1945
Dixieland - Released by Storyville on 20 mrt. 1998
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Dippermouth Blues
Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band, Jazz Trumpet and Jazz Standards
Jazz - Released by Blues Experience on 15 mei 2016
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Muggsy Spanier
Dixieland - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on 13 feb. 1958
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Trumpet For Oldtime Jazz
Jazz - Released by Jazz Masters on 10 mei 2016
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Presenting Muggsy Spanier
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 11 feb. 1944
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Dixie Flyer - Muggsy! 1950-54
Jazz - Released by Jazz Crusade on 12 dec. 2001
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Relaxin' at the Touro
Jazz - Released by Retrospective on 1 jun. 2014
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Muggsy Special (1924 to 1954)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 1 jan. 2000
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The Great 16
Jazz - Released by Past Classics Jazz on 1 jan. 1956
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The Master of Trumpet (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Master Tape Records on 3 sep. 2021
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The Great 16!
Ragtime - Released by Music Manager on 9 aug. 2021
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In New Orleans 1938-1955
Jazz - Released by American Music on 9 dec. 2013
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Jazz Archives Presents: "Little David Play Your Harp" Muggsy Spanier and His Orchestra at the Arcadia Ballroom, 1941 (Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra at the Arcadia Ballroom 1941)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Archives on 27 feb. 2017
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