- Jim Lanigan
Jim Lanigan (January 30, 1902 - April 9, 1983) was an American
jazz bassist and tubist.Lanigan learned piano and violin as a child, and played piano and drums in the
Austin High School Blue Friars before specializing on bass and tuba. Lanigan was a member of theAustin High Gang , and played withHusk O'Hare (1925), theMound City Blue Blowers ,Art Kassel (1926-27), theChicago Rhythm Kings , theJungle Kings , and the 1927Red McKenzie -Eddie Condon recordings.From 1927 to 1931 he played with
Ted Fio Rito and worked in orchestras for radio, includingNBC Chicago. He played as a sideman in the 1930s and 40s withJimmy McPartland (1939),Bud Jacobson 's Jungle Kings (1945),Bud Freeman (1946), andDanny Alvin (1950), but began to concentrate more on music outside of jazz at that time. He played with theChicago Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1948, and did extensive work as a studio musician.Lanigan never recorded a date as a leader. He played in reunion gigs for the Austin High Gang nearly up until the time of his death.
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