Jimmy McPartland
| Jimmy McPartland | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Dugald McPartland |
| Born |
March 15, 1907 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1991 Port Washington, New York |
| Genres | Jazz, dixieland |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Cornet |
| Years active | 1930s–1970s |
| Labels | Prestige, MGM, Grand Award, Epic, Mercury, RCA, Jazzology |
| Associated acts | Austin High School Gang, the Wolverines, Ben Pollack, Eddie Condon, Marian McPartland |
James Dugald McPartland (March 15, 1907 – March 13, 1991) was an American cornetist. He worked with Eddie Condon, Art Hodes, Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, often leading his own bands. He was married to pianist Marian McPartland.
McPartland was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a music teacher and baseball player. He and his siblings for some time lived in orphanages. After being removed from one orphanage for fighting, he got in further trouble with the law. He credited music with turning him around: he started violin at age 5, took up the cornet at age 15.
McPartland was a member of the Austin High School Gang with Bud Freeman (tenor sax), Frank Teschemacher (clarinet), his brother Dick McPartland (banjo/guitar), brother-in-law Jim Lanigan (bass, tuba and violin), Joe Sullivan (piano), and Dave Tough (drums) in the 1920s. They were inspired by the recordings they heard at the local malt shop, the Spoon and Straw. They studied and tried to duplicate what they heard on recordings by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings and others, and would frequently visit Louis Armstrong, who was a few years their senior, and King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
After playing through high school, their first musical job was under the name the Blue Friars. In 1924, at age 17, McPartland went to New York City to take Bix Beiderbecke's place in the Wolverines band. Beiderbecke sat at the back of the club during the audition. They became friends and roomed together. At that time, Beiderbecke picked out the cornet for McPartland that he played throughout his career.
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