[Dixielandjazz] Re: SPANIER LONESOME ROAD

[Luis Daniel Flores]

Sending this review.... still don't know where to get this CD
Luis

Cornetist Muggsy Spanier's final recording as a leader is a real gem. During
1941-43 he had led a fine big band similar to Bob Crosby's Bobcats that
recorded seven selections before breaking up. Twenty years later. a new big
band was put together for a record released by the Ava label that was later
reissued on CD by Mobile Fidelity. Spanier and the 15-piece group are heard
performing nine Dean Kincaide arrangements from the old band's book (only
"Chicago" had been recorded commercially), plus a new chart by Harry Betts
of "Midnight in Moscow." Although his health was starting to fail, Spanier
sounds in top form during this set, with a band also featuring solos by
trombonist Moe Schneider, clarinetist Matty Matlock and tenor saxophonist
Eddie Miller. This was the final act in the Muggsy Spanier recorded story


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