Muggsy Spanier, 1939–1944

~ Release by Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Big Butter and Egg Man
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-07)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-07-07)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-07-07)
double bass:
Pat Pattison (on 1939-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Marty Greenberg (on 1939-07-07)
guitar:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-07)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
vocals:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man (on 1939-07-07)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Ray McKinstry, George Zack, Bob Casey, Pat Pattison & Marty Greenberg3:02
2Someday, Sweetheart
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-07)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-07-07)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-07-07)
double bass:
Pat Pattison (on 1939-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Marty Greenberg (on 1939-07-07)
guitar:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-07)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
instrumental recording of:
Someday Sweetheart (on 1939-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Franklin Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Curry Spikes
publisher:
Spikes Bros. and Carter Music House (on 1919-12-26)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Ray McKinstry, George Zack, Bob Casey, Pat Pattison & Marty Greenberg2:39
3Eccentric (That Eccentric Rag)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-07)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-07-07)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-07-07)
double bass:
Pat Pattison (on 1939-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Marty Greenberg (on 1939-07-07)
guitar:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-07)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
recording of:
That Eccentric Rag (on 1939-07-07)
composer:
J. Russel Robinson
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Ray McKinstry, George Zack, Bob Casey, Pat Pattison & Marty Greenberg2:37
4That Da Da Strain
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-07)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-07-07)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-07-07)
double bass:
Pat Pattison (on 1939-07-07)
drums (drum set):
Marty Greenberg (on 1939-07-07)
guitar:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-07-07)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-07-07)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 499 (2))
recording of:
That Da Da Strain (Dada Strain) (on 1939-07-07)
composer:
Edgar Dowell and Mamie Medina
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Ray McKinstry, George Zack, Bob Casey, Pat Pattison & Marty Greenberg2:28
5At the Jazz Band Ball
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-10)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-10)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-10)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-10)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-10)
recording of:
At the Jazz Band Ball (on 1939-11-10)
composer:
Nick LaRocca and Larry Shields
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Bernie Billings, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:49
6I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-10)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-10)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-10)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-10)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-10)
vocals:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-10)
recording of:
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (on 1939-11-10)
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Bernie Billings, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:54
7Dippermouth Blues (Sugar Foot Stomp)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-10)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-10)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-10)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-10)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-10)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 475 (2))
recording of:
Dippermouth Blues (on 1939-11-10)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
recording of:
Sugar Foot Stomp (on 1939-11-10)
writer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Bernie Billings, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:24
8Livery Stable Blues (Barnyard Blues)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-10)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-10)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-10)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-10)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-10)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-10)
recording of:
Livery Stable Blues (on 1939-11-10)
composer:
Ray Lopez (New Orleans jazz trumpeter) and Alcide Nunez (American jazz clarinetist)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Bernie Billings, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:59
9Riverboat Shuffle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-22)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-11-22)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-22)
recording of:
Riverboat Shuffle (on 1939-11-22)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills and Dick Voynow
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:42
10Relaxin' at the Touro
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-22)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-11-22)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-22)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 475 (1))
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter3:13
11At Sundown
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-22)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-11-22)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-22)
recording of:
At Sundown (on 1939-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
instrumental recording of:
At Sundown (on 1939-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:33
12Bluin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-11-22)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Don Carter (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-11-22)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-11-22)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Don Carter2:38
13Lonesome Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-12)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-12-12)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-12-12)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Sidell (on 1939-12-12)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-12-12)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-12-12)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 499 (1))
instrumental recording of:
Lonesome Road (on 1939-12-12)
lyricist:
Gene Austin
composer:
Nathaniel Shilkret
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Nathaniel Shilkret Music Corp. and Paramount Music Corporation
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Al Sidell2:42
14Dinah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-12)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-12-12)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-12-12)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Sidell (on 1939-12-12)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-12-12)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-12-12)
vocals:
George Brunies (on 1939-12-12)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1939-12-12)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Al Sidell2:43
15Black and Blue
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-12)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-12-12)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-12-12)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Sidell (on 1939-12-12)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-12-12)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-12-12)
instrumental recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1939-12-12)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Al Sidell2:38
16Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-12)
clarinet:
Rod Cless (on 1939-12-12)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1939-12-12)
double bass:
Bob Casey (jazz bassist) (on 1939-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Sidell (on 1939-12-12)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1939-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Nick Caiazza (on 1939-12-12)
trombone:
George Brunies (on 1939-12-12)
instrumental recording of:
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (on 1939-12-12)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Muggsy Spanier, George Brunies, Rod Cless, Nick Caiazza, Joe Bushkin, Bob Casey & Al Sidell2:36
17Oh, Lady Be Good
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-04-22)
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Caceres (on 1944-04-22)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1944-04-22)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1944-04-22)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1944-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Joe Grauso (on 1944-04-22)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1944-04-22)
piano:
Dick Cary (piano, trumpet, alto horn) (on 1944-04-22)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (on 1944-04-22)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Muggsy Spanier, Ernie Caceres, Pee Wee Russell, Dick Cary, Eddie Condon, Sid Weiss & Joe Grauso3:25
18Memphis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-27)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1944-09-27)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1944-09-27)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1944-09-27)
drums (drum set):
George Wettling (on 1944-09-27)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1944-09-27)
piano:
Gene Schroeder (on 1944-09-27)
tenor saxophone:
Boomie Richman (on 1944-09-27)
trombone:
Miff Mole (on 1944-09-27)
recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1944-09-27)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, Pee Wee Russell, Boomie Richman, Gene Schroeder, Eddie Condon, Bob Haggart & George Wettling4:14
19Whistlin' the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-12-07)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1944-12-07)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1944-12-07)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1944-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Joe Grauso (on 1944-12-07)
guitar:
Eddie Condon (on 1944-12-07)
piano:
Gene Schroeder (on 1944-12-07)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1944-12-07)
Muggsy Spanier, Lou McGarity, Pee Wee Russell, Gene Schroeder, Eddie Condon, Bob Haggart & Joe Grauso3:07
20Sweet Lorraine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-28)
clarinet and reeds [soprano saxophone, clarinet]:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-28)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-03-28)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-03-28)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1940-03-28)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1940-03-28)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
Muggsy Spanier, Sidney Bechet, Carmen Mastren & Wellman Braud4:29
21Four or Five Times
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-28)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-28)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-03-28)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-03-28)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1940-03-28)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1940-03-28)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
Muggsy Spanier, Sidney Bechet, Carmen Mastren & Wellman Braud4:10
22That's A-Plenty
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-06)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-04-06)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-04-06)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-04-06)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1940-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1940-04-06)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Muggsy Spanier, Sidney Bechet, Carmen Mastren & Wellman Braud4:19
23Sweet Sue, Just You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-06)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-04-06)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-04-06)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1940-04-06)
reeds [soprano saxophone, clarinet] and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1940-04-06)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Muggsy Spanier, Sidney Bechet, Carmen Mastren & Wellman Braud4:06

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