Jimmy McPartland

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Jimmy McPartland was an American cornetist and bandleader best known as a key figure in the early Chicago jazz scene and a member of the pioneering Austin High School Gang.

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instanceOf bandleader
cornetist
human
jazz musician
burialPlace Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, New York, United States
causeOfDeath lung cancer
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-03-15
dateOfDeath 1991-03-13
familyName McPartland
fullName James Dugald McPartland
genre Chicago jazz
jazz
givenName James
influenced later Chicago-style jazz musicians
influencedBy King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
instrument cornet
language English
memberOf Austin High School Gang
militaryService United States Army
movement Chicago jazz school
linked to: Chicago jazz
notableFor being a key figure in the early Chicago jazz scene
collaborations with pianist Marian McPartland
notableWork Chicago-style jazz recordings of the 1920s and 1930s
recordings with the Austin High School Gang
occupation bandleader
cornetist
musician
performedWith Benny Goodman
Bix Beiderbecke
Bud Freeman
Eddie Condon
Frank Teschemacher
Gene Krupa
Mezz Mezzrow
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Port Washington, New York, United States
recordLabel Brunswick Records
Capitol Records
Decca Records
relative Richard McPartland
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
sibling Richard McPartland
spouse Dorothy Williams
Marian McPartland

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Chicago jazz notableMusicianAssociated Jimmy McPartland
Frank Teschemacher associatedAct Jimmy McPartland