Muggsy Spanier - Rare & Unissued Masters 1941-1952 (CD)

CD reissue. Francis Joseph Spanier was better known as "Muggsy,' established his own style that distinguished his playing from that of other cornet players. When he is leading a group, one can immediately recognize who is on the cornet. The notes for this CD set, along with the book Muggsy Spanier: The Lonesome Road (1995) by Bert Whyatt, give a fairly detailed analysis of his style. Suffice to say here he is a hot player, punching out his notes in flurries and driving the band. His tone is fat and firm and with just a slight vibrato at the end of each phrase.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. I've Found a New Baby (Fade Out)
2. Swinging Without Mezz (Fade Out Into Double Tempo)
3. Exactly Like You (Fade Out)
4. [I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My] Sister Kate (Fade in)
5. You Took Advantage of Me (Fade in)
6. Jazz Me Blues (Fade in)
7. Three-Two-One Blues
8. I've Found a New Baby
9. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
10. Sugar [That Sugar Baby of Mine]
11. [I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My] Sister Kate
12. Sweet Lorraine
13. September in the Rain
14. Oh! Lady Be Good
15. Relaxin' at the Touro
16. When the Saints Go Marching in
17. [I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My] Sister Kate
18. Muskrat Ramble
19. [I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My] Sister Kate
20. Relaxin' at the Touro
21. Rosetta
22. When the Saints Go Marching in
23. St Louis Blues
24. Dixie Flyer
25. Lazy Piano Man Blues
26. [It's a Long, Long Way to] Tipperary
27. I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man
28. Jazz Me Blues
29. Eccentric
30. A Good Man Is Hard to Find
31. Shine
32. Riverside Blues
33. Sunday
34. I'm Confessin' That I Love You
35. Dippermouth Blues
36. Panama
37. Cherry
38. At the Darktown Strutters' Ball
39. Sweet Georgia Brown
40. Stumbling
41. My Honey's Lovin' Arms
42. I've Found a New Baby
43. Muskrat Ramble
44. [I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My] Sister Kate
45. Relaxin' at the Touro
46. Rosetta
47. When the Saints Go Marching in
48. St Louis Blues
49. Lazy Piano Man Blues
50. [It's a Long, Long Way to] Tipperary
51. I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man
52. Denote Previously Unissued Takes