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Musiker: Brunies, George (ab 1960 Brunis)
Nationalität: US
Geburtsjahr: 1902
Todesjahr: 1974
Instrumente: tb voc
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Traditional Jazz

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 Album-Bezeichnung: Interpret  —  Titel
LabelLabel-NummerAufnahme-Jahr 
 "Wild Bill" Davison and his Commodores - George Brunies and his Jazz Band  —  THE DAVISON-BRUNIES SESSIONS VOL.3London RecordsHMC 50131946LP
 Albert Nicholas with The All Star Stompers  —  THIS IS JAZZ VOL.2StoryvilleSLP-40681947LP
 Art Hodes  —  - Jimmy Mcpartland Orchestras Meet Me In ChicagoMercuryMG 204601959LP
 Art Hodes Columbia Quintet  —  The Jazz Record Story Vol.1JazzologyJ-821940-1942LP
 Bix Beiderbecke  —  And The WolferinesNew-Issue5021924LP
 Bix Beiderbecke  —  ARCHIVE OF JAZZ, VOLUME 4BYG RecordsBYG 529.0541924LP
 Bix Beiderbecke  —  Compl. Edition #1Masters of JazzMJCD 61924-26CD
 Bix Beiderbecke  —  The Legendary Bix Beiderbecke 1924-1925BASF10 29844-21924+25LP
XBix Beiderbecke and Orchestras  —  THE LEGENDARY BIX BEIDERBECKE 1924-1925Music Parade cetraLEL 1861924+25LP
 Bix Beiderbecke and Orchestras  —  THE LEGENDARY BIX BEIDERBECKE 1924-1925Pierre CardinPC 935051924-25LP
 Bix Beiderbecke and Orchestras  —  THE LEGENDARY BIX BEIDERBECKE 1924-1925Riverside88101924-25LP
 Bix Beiderbecke and the Chicago Cornets  —  Bix BeiderbeckeMilestone RecordsC 178-96.4121924-25LP
 Bix Beiderbecke and the Wolverines  —  BIX BEIDERBECKEJokerSM 30871924LP
 Bix Beiderbecke with the Wolverine Orchestra  —  BIX BEIDERBECKEI grandi del JAZZGdJ 711924LP
 Bix Beiderbecke with the Wolverine Orchestra  —  BIXOLOGY "RIVERBOAT SHUFFLE" Vol. 1 (1924)JokerSM 35571924LP
 Bobby Hackett & his Orchestra  —  The Hackett HornEpicEE 220041938-40LP
 Bobby Hackett and his Orchestra  —  THE HACKETT HORNColumbiaJEE 220031938-40LP
 Bobby Hackett and his Orchestra  —  The Hackett HornColumbiaEE 220041938-40LP
 Bobby Hackett and his Orchestra  —  THE HACKETT HORNEpicLN 31061938-40LP
 Chicago All Stars  —  At The Newport Fest. Feat. Muggsy Spanier, Max Kaminsky ...RCA2121829 21964CD
 Danny Barker  —  New Orleans Jazz Mann And RaconteurGHB RecordsBCD-535/5361944-91CD
 Eddie Condon  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsClassics 7421927-1938CD
 Eddie Condon - Bud Freeman and their Orchestras  —  JAMMIN' AT COMMODORECommodoreCCD 70071938CD
 Eddie Condon - Bud Freeman and their Orchestras  —  JAMMIN' AT COMMODORECommodoreCCL 70071938LP
 Eddie Condon and Bud Freeman  —  THE COMMODORE YEARSAtlanticSD 2-3091938-39LP
 Eddie Condon And His All Stars J  —  azz As It Should Be PlayedJazzologyJCD-501968CD
 Eddie Condon and his All-Stars  —  Jazz as it Should be PlayedJazzologyJ-501968LP
 Eddie Condon and his All-Stars  —  Jazz as it Should be PlayedJazzologyJ-50*1968LP
 Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven  —  Love is Just Around the Corner / Ja-DaCommodoreC 500 A/B1938SH
 Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven - Jam Sessions at Commodore  —  EDDIE CONDON 1938London Records6.24054 AG1938LP
XEddie Condon and Orchestra  —  The Spirit of CondonJazzologyJ-731971-73LP
 Eddie Condon/Fats Waller  —  Ballin' JackCommodoreCCD 70151938-42CD
 Fats Waller with Eddie Condon's Dixielanders  —  Fats Waller with Eddie Condon's DixielandersGuilde du JazzJ. 727 EP
 Friar's Society Orchestra (New Orleans Rhythm Kings)  —  Eccentric / Farewell BluesBrunswickBr (E) 02211-A/B1922SH
 Friar's Society Orchestra (New Orleans Rhythm Kings)  —  Panama / Tiger RagBrunswickBr (E) 02212-A/B1922SH
 George Brunies and his Jazzband (Side 1) / Wild Bill Davison and his Commodores (Side 2)  —  TIN ROOF BLUES 1943 and 1946London Records6.242941943+46LP
XJam Sessions directed by Eddie Condon  —  JAM SESSIONS AT COMMODOREAce of HeartsAHC 179 / ZAHC 179 (Stereo)1938-43LP
 Jelly Roll Morton  —  Compl. Edition #1Masters of JazzMJCD 191923-24CD
 Joe Marsala  —  1936-1942 (The Chronological Series)Classics RecordsClassics 763*1936-42CD
 Joe Marsala  —  Classics - 1936-1942Classics RecordsClassics 7631936-1942CD
 Little Brother Montgomery - Jelly Roll Morton - Louis Armstrong a.o.  —  Blues in History IIIHistory20.1951-HI1923-47CD
 Louis Armstrong  —  New Orleans Masters Volume 2Swing HouseSWH-441944-50LP
 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  PALM CLUBPalm ClubPALM 051947LP
 Louis Armstrong and his All Stars  —  BASIN STREET BLUESPathé2M 056-781391947-58LP
 Louis Prima  —  LOUIS PRIMA AND HIS NEW ORLEANS GANG 1934 -1935 VOLUME 1The Old MastersTOM-371934-35LP
 Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang  —  Louis Prima Volume One 1934-1935JSP RecordsJSPCD 3391934-35CD
 Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang  —  Classic PrimaHistoriaH-6511934-37LP
 Muggsy Spanier  —  Dixieland Session 1950TripTLP-55321950+52LP
XMuggsy Spanier  —  MUGGSY SPANIEREverest RecordsFS 2261956LP
 Muggsy Spanier  —  Muggsy SpanierGiants Of JazzLPJT 161939-44LP
XMuggsy Spanier  —  MUGGSY SPANIER AND HIS DIXIELAND BANDMercuryMG 26011 oder MG 250951950LP
 Muggsy Spanier  —  MUGGSY SPANIER AND HIS RAGTIME BANDHMVJ.K.20221939SH
 Muggsy Spanier  —  S Ragtime Band The Great 16RCA Victor74321 13039 21939CD
 Muggsy Spanier  —  The Cradle Of Jazz Pee Wee SpeaksHistory20.30051-HI1939-44CD
 Muggsy Spanier  —  THIS IS JAZZCircle RecordsL-4231947LP
 Muggsy Spanier  —  This Is JazzJazzology331947LP
 Muggsy Spanier & His Band  —  Muggsy Spanier& His Band Rare Custom 45sIAJRC421956LP
 Muggsy Spanier & his Jazz Band  —  Hot HornStoryvilleSLP 8261945-56LP
 Muggsy Spanier & his Jazz Band  —  Hot HornStoryvilleSLP 40531945-56LP
XMuggsy Spanier & Sidney Bechet  —  Ragtime JazzOlympic Records71131940+56LP
 Muggsy Spanier and his All-Stars  —  This Is JazzVogueL.D.E. 0151947LP
 Muggsy Spanier and his All-Stars  —  This Is Jazz : MUGGSY SPANIERJazzologyJ-331947LP
 Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland Band  —  Dixie FlyerMercuryRJ 832031950LP
 Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIERMercury124 504 MFL1950+52LP
 Muggsy Spanier and his Dixieland Band - Phil Napoleon and his Emperors of Jazz  —  GIANTS OF JAZZ, VOLUME 7 - DIXIELANDEmArcyMG 360551946+50LP
 Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIERHis Master's VoiceDLP 10311939LP
XMuggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIER Vol. 1JOKERSM 35741939LP
 Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band  —  "THE GREAT 16 "RCA Victor7310611939LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Archive Of Jazz Volume 19BYG Records529 0691923LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  ARCHIVE OF JAZZ, Volume 7BYG RecordsBYG 529.0571922+23LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Introduction: 1922-1935Best Of Jazz40501922-35CD
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Kings Of JazzSwaggie RecordsS12791934-55LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Mister Jelly LordRHAPSODYRHA 60221923LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGSJockerSM 30921922+23LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS Vol.1Jolly Roger50241923LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  NORK Volume 1 1922-23Classic Jazz MastersCJM 121922-23LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  NORK Volume 2 1923Classic Jazz MastersCJM 131923LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  THE NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS 1934 - 1935Coral RecordsCOPS 66981934+35LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Vol.1Swaggie Records8291922-23LP
 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Vol.2 1923Swaggie Records8301923LP
 Scott Joplin Pee Wee Russel  —  The Cradle Of Jazz - Take Me To The Land Of JazzHistory20.3018-HI1898-45CD
 Sharkey Bonano  —  Sharkey BonanoTimeless RecordsCBC 1-0011928-37CD
 Sharkey Bonano  —  Sharkey Bonano 1928-1937Timeless RecordsCBC 1-001 JAZZ1928-37CD
 Sidney Bechet  —  ARCHIVE OF JAZZ, VOLUME 14BYG RecordsBYG 529.0641947-49LP
 Sidney Bechet  —  BECHET - THIS IS JAZZRiversideRLP 1491947LP
 Sidney Bechet  —  IN MEMORIAMRiversideRLP 138/1391940-49LP
 Sidney Bechet  —  Rocking !Fontana Records683 272 JCL1947+49LP
 Sidney Bechet  —  SIDNEY BECHET ALBUMSAGAPANPAN 6900*1945+47LP
 Sidney Bechet  —  The Genius/This Is JazzJazzologyJCD- 351947/49CD
 Sidney Bechet and Orchestra  —  The Genius of Sidney BechetJazzologyJ-35 / Record beschriftet mit J-401947LP
 Sidney Bechet and Orchestra  —  The Genius of Sidney BechetJazzologyJazzology J-351947LP
 Sidney Bechet and Orchestras  —  SIDNEY BECHET ALBUMSaga RecordsPAN 69001945+47LP
 Smokey Stover And His Original Firemann  —  Smokey Stover And His Original FiremannJazzologyJ-531973LP
 Ted Lewis  —  TED LEWIS'S ORCHESTRA 1928 - 1932 VOL. 2Biograph RecordsBLP C81928-32LP
 Ted Lewis  —  Ted's highlightsGAPS0201925-31LP
 Ted Lewis & His Band  —  1931 - 1932Sunbeam RecordsSB-1151931 - 1932LP
XTed Lewis and his Band  —  1926-1933Biograph RecordsBLP C71926-33LP
 Ted Lewis and his Orchestra  —  TED'S HIGHLIGHTS VOLUME 2GAPS0601924-30LP
 The Wolverines with Bix Beiderbecke  —  THE COMPLETE WOLVERINESFountainFJ-1141924LP
 Various  —  "Fats Waller" GREAT ORIGINAL PERFORMANCES 1927-1934BBCREB 5981927-34LP
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Track-TitelX = Album im SJO-Shop erhältlich
 Album
Label 
 Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume FourJazzologyCD
'Long about midnight Louis Prima  —  LOUIS PRIMA AND HIS NEW ORLEANS GANG 1934 -1935 VOLUME 1The Old MastersLP
(Oh Susanna) dust off that old pianna New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  THE NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS 1934 - 1935Coral RecordsLP
219 Blues Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume ThreeJazzologyCD
2:19 Blues Various  —  The BROADCAST sound of LOUIS "SATCHMO" ARMSTRONG (Side1)ESHRONLP
2:19 Blues Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra  —  PALM CLUBPalm ClubLP
A Fine Romance Wingy Manone & His Orchestra  —  Classics- 1936-1937Classics RecordsCD
A Good Man Is Hard To Find Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume ThreeJazzologyCD
A good man Is hard to find Ted Lewis  —  TED LEWIS'S ORCHESTRA 1928 - 1932 VOL. 2Biograph RecordsLP
A good man is hard to find Ted Lewis and his Orchestra  —  TED'S HIGHLIGHTS VOLUME 2GAPSLP
A Good Man Is Hard To Find Wingy Manone & His Orchestra  —  Classics- 1936-1937Classics RecordsCD
A jazz holiday Ted Lewis  —  TED LEWIS'S ORCHESTRA 1928 - 1932 VOL. 2Biograph RecordsLP
A Little Door,A Little Lock,A Little Key Wingy Manone & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1935-1936Classics RecordsCD
A Monday Date Various  —  This Is Jazz - Historic Broadcasts Volume FiveJazzologyCD
A shanty in old shanty town Ted Lewis  —  TED LEWIS'S ORCHESTRA 1928 - 1932 VOL. 2Biograph RecordsLP
A Smile Will Go A Long, Long Way Wingy Manone & His Orchestra  —  Classics - 1935-1936Classics RecordsCD
Ad Lib Blues Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume TwoJazzologyCD
After You've Gone Various  —  This Is Jazz - Historic Broadcasts Volume FiveJazzologyCD
After You've Gone Danny Barker  —  New Orleans Jazz Mann And RaconteurGHB RecordsCD
Ain't Misbehavin' Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume FourJazzologyCD
Ain't Misbehavin' Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume OneJazzologyCD
Ain't misbehavin' Sidney Bechet and Orchestra  —  The Genius of Sidney BechetJazzologyLP
Ain't misbehavin' Sidney Bechet  —  BECHET - THIS IS JAZZRiversideLP
Ain't misbehavin' Sidney Bechet and Orchestra  —  The Genius of Sidney BechetJazzologyLP
And They Said It Wouldn't Last Wingy Manone & His Orchestra  —  Classics- 1936-1937Classics RecordsCD
AngryXVarious  —  TRUMPET & CLARINET NEW ORLEANS VOL. 28Monkey RecordsLP
Angry New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Archive Of Jazz Volume 19BYG RecordsLP
Angry Various  —  CRESCENT CITY RHYTHM 1923 -1924Golden JazzLP
Angry Various  —  CRESCENT CITY RHYTHM (Side 1+2) / FLETCHER HENDERSON ORCHESTRA (Side 3+4)Double music cetraLP
Angry Various  —  CRESCENT CITY RHYTHM 1923 -1924RiversideLP
Angry Various  —  CRESCENT CITY RHYTHM 1923 -1924MercuryLP
Angry Various  —  New Orleans JazzClassic Jazz MastersLP
Angry Various  —  New Orleans JazzClassic Jazz MastersLP
Angry Various  —  DIXIELAND IN CHICAGOJazz StoryLP
Angry Various  —  CRESCENT CITY RHYTHM 1923 -1924Music ParadeLP
Angry Ted Lewis and his Orchestra  —  TED'S HIGHLIGHTS VOLUME 2GAPSLP
Angry 1 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Vol.2 1923Swaggie RecordsLP
Angry 1 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  NORK Volume 2 1923Classic Jazz MastersLP
Angry 2 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Vol.2 1923Swaggie RecordsLP
Angry 2 New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  NORK Volume 2 1923Classic Jazz MastersLP
As Long As You Live Danny Barker  —  New Orleans Jazz Mann And RaconteurGHB RecordsCD
At last I'm happy Ted Lewis  —  TED LEWIS'S ORCHESTRA 1928 - 1932 VOL. 2Biograph RecordsLP
At Sundown Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume TwoJazzologyCD
At Sundown Muggsy Spanier  —  The Cradle Of Jazz Pee Wee SpeaksHistoryCD
At Sundown Muggsy Spanier  —  S Ragtime Band The Great 16RCA VictorCD
At sundownXMuggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIER Vol. 1JOKERLP
At sundown Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIERHis Master's VoiceLP
At sundown Muggsy Spanier  —  Muggsy SpanierGiants Of JazzLP
At The Jazz Band Ball Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume TwoJazzologyCD
At the Jazz band ball Bobby Hackett & his Orchestra  —  The Hackett HornEpicLP
At the Jazz band ball Bobby Hackett and his Orchestra  —  The Hackett HornColumbiaLP
At the Jazz band ball Bobby Hackett and his Orchestra  —  THE HACKETT HORNColumbiaLP
At The Jazz Band Ball Chicago All Stars  —  At The Newport Fest. Feat. Muggsy Spanier, Max Kaminsky ...RCACD
At The Jazz Band Ball Muggsy Spanier  —  The Cradle Of Jazz Pee Wee SpeaksHistoryCD
At The Jazz Band Ball Muggsy Spanier  —  S Ragtime Band The Great 16RCA VictorCD
At the Jazz Band ballXMuggsy Spanier  —  MUGGSY SPANIEREverest RecordsLP
At the Jazz Band ball Muggsy Spanier  —  Muggsy SpanierGiants Of JazzLP
At the Jazz band ballXMuggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIER Vol. 1JOKERLP
At the Jazz band ball Muggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIERHis Master's VoiceLP
At the Jazz Band ball Various  —  THE SMALL GROUPS - VOLUME 2Meritt Record SocietyLP
At the Jazz Band ball Wild Bill Davison and his Commodores  —  MILD & WILDMelodiscLP
At the jazz band ball Wild Bill Davison  —  DIXIELAND JAZZ JAMBOREECommodoreLP
Aunt hagar's bluesXTed Lewis and his Band  —  1926-1933Biograph RecordsLP
Aunt Hagar's Blues Ted Lewis and his Orchestra  —  TED'S HIGHLIGHTS VOLUME 2GAPSLP
Baby Brown Various  —  Hesitatin' BluesAffinityLP
Baby Brown New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  Kings Of JazzSwaggie RecordsLP
Baby Brown New Orleans Rhythm Kings  —  THE NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM KINGS 1934 - 1935Coral RecordsLP
Baby Please Come Home Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume OneJazzologyCD
Baby won't you please come home Sidney Bechet  —  Rocking !Fontana RecordsLP
Baby won't you please come home Sidney Bechet  —  IN MEMORIAMRiversideLP
Baby won't you please come home Various  —  SIDNEY BECHET VOL.10Monkey RecordsLP
Baby won't you please come home Sidney Bechet and Orchestras  —  SIDNEY BECHET ALBUMSaga RecordsLP
Baby Won't You Please Come Home Danny Barker  —  New Orleans Jazz Mann And RaconteurGHB RecordsCD
Baby won't you please come home Sidney Bechet  —  SIDNEY BECHET ALBUMSAGAPANLP
Baby won't you please come home Various  —  PRINCE OF NEW ORLEANS: SIDNEY BECHETBYGLP
Baby won't you please come home Sidney Bechet  —  ARCHIVE OF JAZZ, VOLUME 14BYG RecordsLP
Baby won't you please come home Wild Bill Davison and his Commodores  —  MILD & WILDMelodiscLP
Baby won't you please come home Wild Bill Davison  —  DIXIELAND JAZZ JAMBOREECommodoreLP
Back Home Again In Indiana Danny Barker  —  New Orleans Jazz Mann And RaconteurGHB RecordsCD
Basin Street Blues Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume OneJazzologyCD
Basin Street Blues Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume ThreeJazzologyCD
Basin Street Blues Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume ThreeJazzologyCD
Basin street Blues Louis Armstrong and his All Stars  —  BASIN STREET BLUESPathéLP
Basin Street Blues Various  —  The BROADCAST sound of LOUIS "SATCHMO" ARMSTRONG (Side1)ESHRONLP
Beat To The Socks Eddie Condon  —  ClassicsClassics RecordsCD
Beat to the socks Eddie Condon and his Windy City Seven - Jam Sessions at Commodore  —  EDDIE CONDON 1938London RecordsLP
Beat to the socks Eddie Condon - Bud Freeman and their Orchestras  —  JAMMIN' AT COMMODORECommodoreLP
Beat to the socks Eddie Condon and Bud Freeman  —  THE COMMODORE YEARSAtlanticLP
Beat to the socks Eddie Condon - Bud Freeman and their Orchestras  —  JAMMIN' AT COMMODORECommodoreCD
Big Butter And Egg Man Muggsy Spanier  —  S Ragtime Band The Great 16RCA VictorCD
Big butter and egg man Various  —  THE SMALL GROUPS - VOLUME 2Meritt Record SocietyLP
Big butter and egg manXMuggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIER Vol. 1JOKERLP
Big butter and egg man Various  —  THE REED ALBUM VOLUME 2MerittLP
Big butter and egg man Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band  —  "THE GREAT 16 "RCA VictorLP
Big Noise From Winnetka Chicago All Stars  —  At The Newport Fest. Feat. Muggsy Spanier, Max Kaminsky ...RCACD
Black And Blue Various  —  This Is Jazz The Historic Broadcasts Volume TwoJazzologyCD
Black And Blue Muggsy Spanier  —  S Ragtime Band The Great 16RCA VictorCD
Black and blueXMuggsy Spanier and his Ragtime Band  —  MUGGSY SPANIER Vol. 1JOKERLP
Black and blue Sidney Bechet and Orchestra  —  The Genius of Sidney BechetJazzologyLP
Black and blue Sidney Bechet  —  BECHET - THIS IS JAZZRiversideLP
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Brunies wurde in eine musikalische Familie geboren, er spielte schon früh in der Familienband seines Vaters mit seinen Brüdern Henry „Henny“ Brunies (1891–1932), Merritt (1895–1973, Kornett, Posaune, Band-Leader), Richard und Albert („Abbie“, 1900–1978, Kornett, Band-Leader), die ebenfalls Musiker wurden. Mit 8 Jahren spielte er Althorn in Papa Jack Laine´s Band, wechselte aber einige Jahre später zur Posaune. Zwar lernte er nie das Noten-Lesen, griff aber Stücke nach Gehör sehr schnell auf. Er spielte in zahlreichen Bands in New Orleans (so in der von Laine´s Sohn Alfred „Baby“ Laine und im Halfway House Orchestra seines Bruders Abbie) und auf den Raddampfern des Mississippi River, bevor er 1921 nach Chicago ging, wo er schon 1919 ein kurzes Engagement mit der Band von Ragbaby Stevens hatte. Mit Freunden aus New Orleans wie dem Kornettisten Paul Mares und dem Klarinettisten Leon Roppolo spielte er in den späteren New Orleans Rhythm Kings, damals noch die Hausband im Friar’s Inn („Friars Society Orchestra“).

Technisch war er so gut, dass er aus den häufigen „Battle of Bands“ meist als Sieger hervorging. Sein Tailgate-Spiel wurde häufig kopiert (z. B. sein Solo im „Tin roof blues“). Mit den New Orleans Rhythm Kings spielte er bis zu ihrer Auflösung 1924 und schloss sich dann bis 1934 der Band des Entertainers und Klarinettisten Ted Lewis an. Nach kurzer Zeit in der Band von Louis Prima spielte er bis 1938 regelmäßig im New Yorker Jazzclub Nick´s. 1939 schloss er sich der Band von Muggsy Spanier an, mit dem er zu dieser Zeit auch bekannte Aufnahmen machte, kehrte aber ein Jahr später wieder ins Nick´s zurück, wo er bis 1946 auftrat. Danach arbeitete er für Eddie Condon, bevor er 1949 nach Chicago zurückkehrte, um eine eigene Band zu leiten. 1959 nahm er am Playboy Jazz Festival teil.