Muggsy Spanier’s hot cornet gave extra shine to early Chicago jazz

As I get older, I’ve grown more interested in the earliest roots of the music I love—even when they predate me by a century. This includes prewar jazz, and luckily this lively music is plentiful at thrift stores (where this budget shopper spends some serious time). When I spotted an LP called Muggsy Spanier Vol. […]
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