Tiger Rag By Muggsy Spanier

This CD contains the first recordings Spanier made under his own name in almost three years. The tiny Jazz Ltd. company gave him a chance with a fine band of lesser known musicians when he was playing in Chicago. This ...

Tributee: Muggsy Spanier. Personnel: Ted Lewis (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone); Georg Brunis (vocals, trombone); Paulette Byron, Red McKenzie (vocals); Gary McAdams, Tony Gerhardi, Carmen Mastren (guitar); Marvin Saxbe (banjo, cymbals); Leon Kaplan, Eddie Condon, Stuart Branch (banjo); Paul Lyman (mandocello, violin); ...

This LP is a cut above most of Muggsy Spanier's recordings of the 1950s due to a surprisingly fresh repertoire, which includes such songs as "Dixie Flyer," "Home," "Caution Blues," "Alabama Jubilee" and "Lazy Piano Man." The otherwise admirable (if ...

The sixth title in our acclaimed Portrait series, this 22 track CD features Muggsy with some of the all-time jazz greats, including Sidney Bechet, Eddie Condon,Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins and Pee Wee Russell. Muggsy plays cornet ...