Jimmy McPartland
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Jimmy McPartland (James Douglas McPartland) (March 15, 1907, Chicago, Illinois- March 13, 1991 , Port Washington, New York) was an american cornetist.
He started playing violin at age 5, then took up the cornet at age 15. His first musical job was with the Blue Friars, with Bud Freeman (tenor sax), Frank Teschemacher (clarinet), Dick McPartland (banjo/guitar), James Lanigan (Bass, Tuba and Violin), Joe Sullivan (piano) and Dave Tough (drums).
Like many great musicians McPartland got his start at an early age and was among many others soon to become famous.
The younger brother of guitarist Dick McPartland, Jimmy was a member of the legendary Austin High School Gang in the 1920s. In 1924 Jimmy took Bix Beiderbecke's place in the Wolverine Orchestra. He joined Ben Pollack's band in 1927, was one of the main soloists (along with Benny Goodman) and he stayed with the band into 1929. From 1926 to 1927, he worked with Art Kassel. Also in 1927, he was a part of the now well remembered McKenzie and Condon's Chicagoans recording session. From 1927 to '29, he was featured with the Ben Pollack orchestra. In 1929, Jimmy went to New York City, and played with a number of small combos. 1930 he moved to Chicago. He worked with Russ Columbo (1931-1932) and the Harry Reser band (1933-1935) From 1936-1941, he led his own band until he was drafted in the Army during World War II (1942-1944).
At this time he met his future wife in Belgium, English pianist Marian Turner and they moved 1946 to the USA.
McPartland worked with Eddie Condon, Art Hodes, and other Chicago jazz veterans and often leading his own band.
Although the McPartlands divorced in 1970, they continued to work together, stayed friends and re-married just a few weeks before Jimmy's death .
Jimmy played the cornet given to him by Bix Beiderbecke throughout his career and died of lung cancer in Port Washington, New York in 1991, three days before his 84th birthday.
[edit] Discography
- 1948 Goin' Back a Ways
- 1953 Shades of Bix
- 1955 Singin' the Blues
- 1955 At the Hickory House
- 1956 The Middle Road
- 1956 Dixieland Now and Then, Jimmy McPartland's Chicago Rompers Paul Barbarin's New Orleans Stompers
- 1957 The Music Man Goes Dixieland
- 1957 Dixieland!, Jimmy McPartland
- 1958 Dixieland at Carnegie Hall, Jimmy McPartland, Wild Bill Davison, Pee Wee Russell, Vic Dickenson, George Wettling
- 1959 That Happy Dixieland Jazz
- 1959 Jimmy McPartland and His Dixieland
- 1959 The Music Man Goes Dixieland, Jimmy McPartland's All-Stars: Jimmy McPartland, cornet; Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Dick Cary, trumpet; Cutty Cutshall, trombone; Bud Freeman, sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Peanuts Hucko, clarinet; Cliff Leeman, drums; Eddie Condon, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Gene Schroeder, piano.
- 1959 Meet Me in Chicago
- 1966 Mannassas Jazz Festival, Maxine Sullivan, "Doc" Souchon, Cliff Jackson, and "Fat Cat" McRee (Jazzology J-17)
- 1965 That Happy Dixieland Jazz
- 1970 Ambiance
- 1972 Marian and Jimmy McPartland - A Sentimental Journey, Marian and Jimmy McPartland with special guests Vic Dickenson, Gus Johnson, Buddy Tate.
- 1972 McPartlands Live at the Monticello
- 1972 The McPartland's Live at the Monticello, with Marian McPartland, Recorded in 1972. (Halcyon HAL107)
- 1973 Swingin'
- 1974 One Night Stand
- 1979 At the Festival
- 1994 Happy Dixieland
