Real name: James Dugald McPartland

Effective period / Period of releases: 1954 - 1981

American jazz trumpeter, cornetist and bandleader.
Played with : Joe Candullo (& his Orchestra), Sam Lanin, Jack Teagarden, Tony Bennett, Ediie Condon, Bix Beiderbecke, Gene Krupa, Art Hodes and many more.
He was a leed with his own bands.

Born March 15, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois.
Died March 13, 1991 in Port Washington, New York.
He was married to pianist/composer Marian McPartland.
McPartland was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1992.