Francis Joseph Julian "Muggsy" Spanier was a prominent white cornet player based in Chicago. He was renowned as the best trumpet/cornet in Chicago until Bix Beiderbecke entered the scene. Muggsy led several traditional/"hot" jazz bands, most notably Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band (which did not, in fact, play ragtime but, rather, "hot jazz" that would now be called Dixieland). This band set the style for all later attempts to play traditional jazz with a swing rhythm section.

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  • Francis Joseph Julian "Muggsy" Spanier was a prominent white cornet player based in Chicago. He was renowned as the best trumpet/cornet in Chicago until Bix Beiderbecke entered the scene. Muggsy led several traditional/"hot" jazz bands, most notably Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band (which did not, in fact, play ragtime but, rather, "hot jazz" that would now be called Dixieland). This band set the style for all later attempts to play traditional jazz with a swing rhythm section. Its key members, apart from Muggsy, were: George Brunies - later Brunis - (trombone and vocals), Rodney Cless (clarinet), George Zack or Joe Bushkin (piano), Ray McKinstry, Nick Ciazza or Bernie Billings (tenor sax), and Bob Casey (bass). A number of competent but unmemorable drummers worked in the band. The Ragtime Band's theme tune was "Relaxin' at the Touro", named for Touro Infirmary, the New Orleans hospital where Muggsy had been treated for a perforated ulcer early in 1938. He had been at the point of death when he was saved by one Dr. Alton Ochsner who drained the fluid and eased Muggsy's weakened breathing. "Relaxin' At The Touro" is a fairly straightforward 12-bar blues, with a neat piano introduction and coda by Joe Bushkin. The pianist recalled, many years later: "When I finally joined Muggsy in Chicago we met to talk it over at the Three Deuces, where Art Tatum was appearing. Muggsy was now playing opposite Fats Waller at the Sherman hotel and we worked out a kind of stage show for the two bands. Muggsy was a man of great integrity. We played a blues in C and I made up a little intro. After that I was listed as the co-composer of "Relaxin' at the Touro". In his time, Muggsy made numerous Dixieland recordings that still serve as favorites today. Apart from the famous Ragtime Band, his other most important venture was the traditional band he co-led with pianist Earl Hines at the Club Hangover in San Francisco in the 1950s. Although Muggsy's real name was Francis Joseph Julian Spanier, he acquired the nickname "Muggsy" either because of his youthful enthusiasm for a baseball hero, or because of his obsession with King Oliver and Louis Armstrong. He was known to have shadowed and "mugged" both of them, copying their styles and incorporating them into his own music. He was allowed, on at least one occasion, to sit in with King Oliver's band (with Louis Armstrong on second cornet) at the Lincoln Gardens, Chicago, in the early 1920s. He ended his days in the 1960s, leading a traditional jazz band that included old friends like Joe Sullivan (piano), Pops Foster (bass) and Darnell Howard (clarinet). He was not a great technician or virtuoso, but he could lead a traditional ensemble with fire and guts. The (then) young pianist Joe Bushkin was in the Ragtime Band in 1939 and later said of Muggsy: "When he nailed something right, he stayed with it; he wouldn't fix it if it wasn't broke".
  • Joseph „Muggsy“ Spanier war ein amerikanischer Trompeter des Oldtime Jazz. Seinen Spitznamen Muggsy (to mug = ausrauben) erhielt er aufgrund der offensichtlich kopierten Eigenheiten von Louis Armstrong und Joe „King“ Oliver. Seinen ersten echten Job als Musiker hatte er 1921 in der Band von Elmer Schoebel. 1927 spielte er mit den Chicago Rhythm Kings mit Frank Teschemacher, Mezz Mezzrow, Gene Krupa und Eddie Condon. 1929 trat er Ted Lewis and his Band bei und wirkte dabei in 2 Filmen mit: Is Everybody Happy (1929) und Here Comes the Band (1935). Ab 1936 spielte er mit Ben Pollacks Group. Aufgrund seiner schweren Alkoholprobleme, die ihn damals fast umgebracht hätten, endete dieses Engagement 1938. Sein Comeback gab er 1939 mit der Gründung der Muggsy Spanier´s Ragtime Band. 1940 folgten schließlich einige Auftritte in New York mit Max Kaminsky, Miff Mole, Brad Gowans und anderen, die auch zu der berühmten Aufnahme Jamsession at Commodore führte. Von 1941 bis 1943 spielte Muggsy mit seiner eigenen Dixieland Big Band, mit der er bei dem berühmten Plattenlabel Decca unter Vertrag war. Danach (1944 bis 1948) spielte er größtenteils in New York in kleinen „Anheizergruppen“. Schließlich begab er sich mit seinem eigenen Sextett von 1949 bis 1957 auf eine ausgedehnte US-Tour. Etwa 1957 ließ er sich in San Francisco nieder und spielte bis zu seinem Tod gemeinsam mit dem Pianisten Earl Hines in verschiedenen Combos.
  • Muggsy Spanier de son vrai nom (Francis Joseph Julian Spanier) est un cornettiste de jazz américain, né le 9 novembre 1906 à Chicago et décédé le 12 février 1967 à Sausalito. Muggsy Spanier est un musicien représentatif du « Chicago Jazz » des années 20, mais aussi une des figure de proue du « dixieland revival ». Surtout spécialiste du cornet à pistons, Muggsy Spanier a aussi enregistré à la trompette.
  • "Muggsy" Spanier (Francis Joseph Julian Spanier), född 9 november 1901 i Chicago, Illinois, död 12 februari 1967 i Sausalito, California. Amerikansk jazzkornettist hemmahörande i Chicago. Han ansågs vara den mest framstående på detta instrument tills Bix Beiderbecke gjorde entré på scenen. (Någon enstaka källa anger hans födelseår till 1906) Muggsy ledde flera traditionella jazzorkestrar, främst "Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band", som egentligen spelade den slags jazz, som senare kom att kallas Dixieland. Bandet blev stilbildande för traditionella jazzorkestrar som använde det modernare swingkompet. Vid sidan av Muggsy bestod orkestern av: George Brunies (senare Brunis) trombon och sång, Rodney Cless klarinett, George Zack eller Joe Bushkin piano, Ray McKinstry, Nick Ciazza eller Bernie Billings tenorsaxofon och Bob Casey kontrabas. Ett flertal duktiga men till namnet okända trumslagare medverkade genom åren. Bandets signaturmelodi var "Relaxin' at the Touro", namnet hämtat från det sjukhus i New Orleans, där Muggsy i början av 1938 var inlagd för blödande magsår. Han hade räddats till livet av läkaren Alton Ochsner, vilken kom att hedras på detta sätt. Ursprunget till hans smeknamn är oklart. En teori är, att han som barn var fan till den berömde basebollspelaren Muggsy McGraw, en annan att han ”mugged” storheter som King Oliver och Louis Armstrong, vilka han starkt beundrade. Han fick också ”sitta in” med King Olivers orkester på Lincoln Gardens i Chicago under det tidiga 1920-talet. Muggsy Spanier avslutade sin karriär på 1960-talet med att leda ett traditionellt jazzband bestående av gamla vänner och spelkamrater, bland andra Joe Sullivan piano, Pops Foster kontrabas och Darnell Howard klarinett. Utan att vara en stor tekniker eller virtuos, hade han ändå förmåga att leda sina orkestrar till framgång på jazzens område. Under sin levnad gjorde han ett stort antal skivinspelningar, flera av dem ännu 2007 betraktade som favoriter inom traditionell jazzmusik. Källa: engelska Wikipedia
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  • Francis Joseph Julian "Muggsy" Spanier was a prominent white cornet player based in Chicago. He was renowned as the best trumpet/cornet in Chicago until Bix Beiderbecke entered the scene. Muggsy led several traditional/"hot" jazz bands, most notably Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band (which did not, in fact, play ragtime but, rather, "hot jazz" that would now be called Dixieland). This band set the style for all later attempts to play traditional jazz with a swing rhythm section.
  • Joseph „Muggsy“ Spanier war ein amerikanischer Trompeter des Oldtime Jazz. Seinen Spitznamen Muggsy (to mug = ausrauben) erhielt er aufgrund der offensichtlich kopierten Eigenheiten von Louis Armstrong und Joe „King“ Oliver. Seinen ersten echten Job als Musiker hatte er 1921 in der Band von Elmer Schoebel. 1927 spielte er mit den Chicago Rhythm Kings mit Frank Teschemacher, Mezz Mezzrow, Gene Krupa und Eddie Condon.
  • Muggsy Spanier de son vrai nom (Francis Joseph Julian Spanier) est un cornettiste de jazz américain, né le 9 novembre 1906 à Chicago et décédé le 12 février 1967 à Sausalito. Muggsy Spanier est un musicien représentatif du « Chicago Jazz » des années 20, mais aussi une des figure de proue du « dixieland revival ». Surtout spécialiste du cornet à pistons, Muggsy Spanier a aussi enregistré à la trompette.
  • "Muggsy" Spanier (Francis Joseph Julian Spanier), född 9 november 1901 i Chicago, Illinois, död 12 februari 1967 i Sausalito, California. Amerikansk jazzkornettist hemmahörande i Chicago. Han ansågs vara den mest framstående på detta instrument tills Bix Beiderbecke gjorde entré på scenen.
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