Jimmy McPartland
A solid Dixieland cornetist with his own lyrical sound (initially influenced by Bix Beiderbecke), Jimmy McPartland played the music he loved for over 60 years. The younger brother of guitarist Dick McPartland (1905-1957), Jimmy was a member of the legendary Austin High School Gang in the 1920s. He was Bix Beiderbecke's replacement with the Wolverines during 1925, joined Ben Pollack's band in 1927, and recorded with the McKenzie & Condon's Chicagoans during their famous session. McPartland was one of the main soloists (along with Benny Goodman) with Pollack and he stayed with the band into 1929. He then moved to Chicago, working steadily through the 1930s. While stationed overseas during World War II (1942-1944), he met his future wife, English pianist Marian Turner. McPartland freelanced at Dixieland sessions during the next four decades, working with Eddie Condon, Art Hodes, and other Chicago jazz veterans and often leading his own band. Although eventually divorced from Marian McPartland, they were still close friends and occasionally played together, remarrying just a few weeks before Jimmy McPartland's death two days short of his 84th birthday. Many of his best early recordings were collected on an MCA two-LP set in the 1970s. In addition, he recorded as a leader for Harmony, Prestige, MGM, Grand Award, Jazztone, Epic, Mercury, RCA, Design, Jazzology, Halcyon (Marian's label), and Riff.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Chicago Style, Jimmy Mcpartland's Dixieland
Dixieland - Released by Vintage Music on 24 Apr 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
High Society
Jazz - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on 26 Apr 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best of Jimmy McPartland
Jazz - Released by Past Classics Jazz on 9 Dec 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Joe Candullo and His Orchestra
Joe Candullo and His Orchestra, Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Jimmy McPartland
Jazz - Released by Vintage Music Productions on 19 Apr 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chicago Style 1927-30
Muggsy Spanier, Jimmy McPartland
Jazz - Released by Documents on 1 Sep 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jimmy McPartland's Dixieland
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Jimmy & Marion McPartland Play TV Themes
Jimmy McPartland, Marian McPartland
Jazz - Released by Legacy Music on 15 Nov 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Chicago Style 1927-30 (Hq remastered 2023)
Jimmy McPartland, Maggy Spanier, Bud Freeman, Wingy Manone
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 22 May 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo