Muggsy Spanier

Muggsy Spanier

Muggsy Spanier

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Latest Release

The Best Swing, Muggsy Spanier album art
  • The Best Swing, Muggsy Spanier
  • December 2024
  • 14 Songs

Top Songs

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That's A Plenty
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Feather Brain Blues
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Ugly Child
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Bullfrog Blues
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Relaxin' At The Touro

Albums

  • Extreme Rarities - The Jukebox Sessions

    Dec 2020 • 24 songs

  • Nick's Presents His Dixieland Jazz Band
  • Rare & Unissued Recordings 1943-1952

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Muggsy Spanier

Biography

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 solo...
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