Jim Lanigan
James Wood "Jim" Lanigan (born January 30, 1902 in Chicago , † April 9, 1983 in Elburn , Illinois ) was an American jazz bassist of Chicago jazz . He played the double bass and tuba.
Lanigan, whose parents were both musicians, first played the piano and violin as a child. As a teenager he was a member of the Austin High School Gang and its subsequent bands, where he played piano and drums before switching to bass. He then played in 1925 with the "Mound City Blue Blowers" by Red McKenzie (he also played "McKenzies and Condons Chicagoans" on the recordings of McKenzies with Eddie Condon in 1927), 1926 to 1927 with Art Kassel , the "Chicago Rhythm Kings", the "Jungle Kings" and 1927 to 1931 with Ted Fio Rito . 1932/3 he played in the orchestra of the radio station NBC in Chicago, in a theater orchestra in Chicago and in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. From 1937 to 1948 he played again for NBC and then until 1952 as a studio musician in other radio and TV bands. He also played in the bands of Jimmy McPartland , with Bud Freeman (1946), the "Jungle Kings" by Bud Jacobson and Danny Alvin (1950). He played in several reunions of the "Austin High School Gang", z. B. 1959 at the Playboy Jazz Festival . He never recorded under his own name.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in John Chilton, Who's Who in Jazz, Macmillan 1985
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lanigan, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lanigan, James Wood |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist of Chicago jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1983 |
| Place of death | Elburn , Illinois, USA |