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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Mahattan Masters 1945
Dixieland - Released by Storyville on Mar 20, 1998
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Dippermouth Blues
Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band, Jazz Trumpet and Jazz Standards
Jazz - Released by Blues Experience on May 15, 2016
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Muggsy Spanier
Dixieland - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on Feb 13, 1958
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Trumpet For Oldtime Jazz
Jazz - Released by Jazz Masters on May 10, 2016
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Presenting Muggsy Spanier
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on Feb 11, 1944
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Dixie Flyer - Muggsy! 1950-54
Jazz - Released by Jazz Crusade on Dec 12, 2001
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Rare & Unissued Recordings 1943-1952
Jazz - Released by Jazzology on Sep 1, 2019
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Muggsy Special (1924 to 1954)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on Jan 1, 2000
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In New Orleans 1938-1955
Jazz - Released by American Music on Dec 9, 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 Feb 27, 2017
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Live Broadcasts From The Hangover Club In San Francisco, 1953-54
Dixieland - Released by Storyville on Mar 20, 1997
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The New Orleans Sessions
Jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on Apr 1, 2009
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Nick's Presents His Dixieland Jazz Band
Jazz - Released by Shellac Revival on Jun 3, 2020
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The Ultimate Jazz Archive 7 (1 Of 4)
Jazz - Released by Carinco AG on Feb 16, 2007
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Volume II
Dixieland - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on Aug 21, 1976
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Oldtime Jazz Trumpet
Muggsy Spanier And His Ragtime Band and Jazz Standards
Jazz - Released by Jazz Experience on May 14, 2016
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