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Wild Bill and George Brunies/Muggsy Spanier Swing

Dr. Robert Hackler | Orlando, Fl. USA | 09/20/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Some outstanding Dixieland musicians make up this l947 live concert--Wild Bill Davison,George Brunies,Muggsy Spanier, Joe Sullivan, especially, however, some of the others are disappointing: i.e. Baby Dodds. It's reminiscent of the Eddie Condon live sessions, but Brunies tries to outshine his colleagues (Davison and Spanier). Some of the jazz is really hot, but some lacks power and improvisational originality. Some surface noise is somewhat distracting on the Spanier sides, so so much for digital remastering. All in all, it's a good enough period recording that I'm ordering Concert #2 as well, on Jazzology."