Biography

The Bechet / Spanier Big Four
Effective period / Period of releases: 1940 - 1956
Members: Sidney Bechet, Wellman Braud, Muggsy Spanier, Carmen Mastren
Recording jazz group, formed in New York 1940, led by Sidney Bechet and Muggsy Spanier.The group recorded eight tracks for Hot Record Society on 28 March and 6 April of 1940.