Earl Hines & Muggsy Spanier - Chicago Dates

After his swing combo (heard on the Storyville CD, Esquire All Stars) broke up, pianist Earl Hines teamed up with cornetist Muggsy Spanier and put together a dixieland band that lasted for three years. The broadcasts that comprise this CD (two of the selections were previously unissued) are among the first made by this particular group, which consists of Hines, Spanier, trombonist Jimmy Archey, clarinetist Darnell Howard, bassist Pops Foster and drummer Earl Watkins. Read More