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Newell "Spiegle" Willcox (May 2, 1903 in Sherburne, New York – August 25, 1999 in Cortland, New York) was a jazz trombonist. He was born Newell Lynn Willcox in upstate New York, and learned valve trombone as a youngster under the tuition of his father, Lynn Willcox, an amateur musician and bandleader. He acquired the familiar nickname Spiegle as a student at the Manlius Military Academy (he claimed he could not remember its specific origin), where he played in the school brass band.

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  • Newell „Spiegle“ Willcox (* 2. Mai 1903 in ; † 25. August 1999 in Cortland (New York)) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzposaunist. Wilcox lernte Ventilposaune von seinem Vater Lynn Willcox, als beide in einer lokalen Band in Cortland spielten. Beim Besuch der Manlius Militärakademie 1918 bis 1920 wechselte er zur Zugposaune. Danach spielte er im Al Deisseroth Orchestra in Syracuse (New York), 1922 bei Tige Jewett und danach in den Big Four von Bob Causer, aus denen 1924 die Collegians von Paul Whiteman wurden, wo er mit Bix Beiderbecke spielte. 1925 war er in der Lakeside Park Band in Auburn (New York) und kurz bei den California Ramblers, bevor er dem Orchester Jean Goldkette beitrat (als Nachfolger von Tommy Dorsey), dem er mit einer kurzen Unterbrechung in der Band von Henry Thies bis Juni (de)
  • Newell "Spiegle" Willcox (May 2, 1903 in Sherburne, New York – August 25, 1999 in Cortland, New York) was a jazz trombonist. He was born Newell Lynn Willcox in upstate New York, and learned valve trombone as a youngster under the tuition of his father, Lynn Willcox, an amateur musician and bandleader. He acquired the familiar nickname Spiegle as a student at the Manlius Military Academy (he claimed he could not remember its specific origin), where he played in the school brass band. (en)
  • Newell "Spiegle" Willcox è stato un trombonista statunitense. Ha imparato il trombone a pistoni da giovane sotto la guida del padre, Lynn Willcox, un musicista dilettante e bandleader. Ha acquisito il soprannome "Spiegle" quando era studente presso il (lui sosteneva che non poteva ricordare l'origine specifica del soprannome), dove lui suonava nella fanfara della scuola. (it)
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  • Newell „Spiegle“ Willcox (* 2. Mai 1903 in ; † 25. August 1999 in Cortland (New York)) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzposaunist. Wilcox lernte Ventilposaune von seinem Vater Lynn Willcox, als beide in einer lokalen Band in Cortland spielten. Beim Besuch der Manlius Militärakademie 1918 bis 1920 wechselte er zur Zugposaune. Danach spielte er im Al Deisseroth Orchestra in Syracuse (New York), 1922 bei Tige Jewett und danach in den Big Four von Bob Causer, aus denen 1924 die Collegians von Paul Whiteman wurden, wo er mit Bix Beiderbecke spielte. 1925 war er in der Lakeside Park Band in Auburn (New York) und kurz bei den California Ramblers, bevor er dem Orchester Jean Goldkette beitrat (als Nachfolger von Tommy Dorsey), dem er mit einer kurzen Unterbrechung in der Band von Henry Thies bis Juni 1927 angehörte. Zur Band gehörten Bix Beiderbecke, Jimmy Dorsey, Frankie Trumbauer, Eddie Lang und Joe Venuti. Danach spielte er auch in den Bands von Joe Venuti, Russ Morgan und Jimmy Dorsey, verfolgte aber ab 1927 eine Karriere außerhalb der Musik im Familienbetrieb im Staat New York. Eine Weile leitete auch noch nebenbei eine eigene, lokal sehr erfolgreiche Band im Raum Syracuse. 1975 erlebte er ein Comeback anlässlich eines Tribute-Konzerts für Bix Beiderbecke mit anderen ehemaligen Mitgliedern des Goldkette-Orchesters in der Carnegie Hall. Danach spielte er regelmäßig bis ins hohe Alter auf Festivals in Europa und den USA, besonders dem Sacramento Jazz Jubilee. Dabei sang er auch und nahm ein Album unter eigenem Namen auf (Jazz Keeps You Young 1994, Challenge Records, mit dem Menno Daams Sextett). Er lebte lange in . Er nahm zuerst 1923 mit den Collegians von Whiteman auf, sein erstes Solo 1926 bei Goldkette (Lonesome and Sorry). Als Zeitzeuge äußerte er sich zu Bix Beiderbecke in einem Dokumentarfilm 1981 und in der Jazz-Reihe von Ken Burns. 1995 erhielt er den Benny Carter Award der American Federation of Jazz Societies. (de)
  • Newell "Spiegle" Willcox (May 2, 1903 in Sherburne, New York – August 25, 1999 in Cortland, New York) was a jazz trombonist. He was born Newell Lynn Willcox in upstate New York, and learned valve trombone as a youngster under the tuition of his father, Lynn Willcox, an amateur musician and bandleader. He acquired the familiar nickname Spiegle as a student at the Manlius Military Academy (he claimed he could not remember its specific origin), where he played in the school brass band. He switched to the more familiar slide trombone in his late teens, and joined a group called The Big Four in nearby Syracuse, New York. The band came to the notice of an aspiring young bandleader named Paul Whiteman, who first joined the group, then took over its leadership as the Paul Whiteman Collegians, and brought them to the bigger stage of New York City itself in 1923. Willcox made his first recordings with the Collegians, and remained with Whiteman for three years, building a reputation as a good reader with a full, richly burnished tone which sat well with the leader's preference for a sweet, sophisticated ensemble sound, rather than the more earthy approach of the hot bands. Willcox regarded himself as predominantly a melody player rather than an improvising jazz soloist. He returned to Cortland for a time after leaving the band in 1925, but was quickly in demand, and played briefly with the California Ramblers before joining the popular Jean Goldkette Orchestra, where he replaced Tommy Dorsey. Shortly after, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke and saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer also joined the band, making it one of the stellar ensembles of the day. In 1927, and with a family to raise, the trombonist opted for the greater certainties of joining his father's coal business rather than pursuing the life of a professional musician. He continued to lead an amateur group in local functions on weekends in the Syracuse area, and did so for almost half a century. In 1975, Willcox was invited to take part in a reunion concert for the Goldkette band at Carnegie Hall, where he renewed acquaintance with violinist Joe Venuti. Venuti persuaded the trombonist, now retired from the coal business, to join him on a series of club engagements, and they worked together until the violinist's death in 1978, by which time Willcox had firmly re-established himself on the music scene. He began to play regularly in America, including many appearances at the celebrated Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, and was a regular visitor to Europe. In addition, he made some appearances with Vince Giordano's Nighthawks Orchestra. He also made a rare venture into the recording studio with a group of Dutch musicians in Amsterdam in 1994. The resulting disc was released under the appropriate title of Jazz Keeps You Young, even though at the age of 91 it probably made him the oldest trombonist ever to record. In 1995, he won the Benny Carter Award of the Societies. The trombonist reminisced on his experiences with Beiderbecke for the documentary film Bix in 1981, and can be heard discussing his life and music in a major television documentary series on jazz produced by film-maker Ken Burns. He is survived by two sons, Newell Jr. (†2017), Charles, a daughter, Cynthia, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. (en)
  • Newell "Spiegle" Willcox è stato un trombonista statunitense. Ha imparato il trombone a pistoni da giovane sotto la guida del padre, Lynn Willcox, un musicista dilettante e bandleader. Ha acquisito il soprannome "Spiegle" quando era studente presso il (lui sosteneva che non poteva ricordare l'origine specifica del soprannome), dove lui suonava nella fanfara della scuola. Egli passò al trombone a tiro nella sua tarda adolescenza, e si unì un gruppo chiamato The Big Four nella vicina Syracuse (New York). La band venne notato da un giovane aspirante bandleader di nome Paul Whiteman, che per primo si è unito al gruppo, poi ha assunto la sua leadership come , e li ha portati alla platea più grande di New York nel 1923. Willcox ha fatto la sua prima incisisione con i Collegians, e rimase con Whiteman per tre anni, costruendosi una reputazione come un buon lettore musicale con un suono ricco, dolce, e insieme sofisticata (a differenza del suono rauco delle orchestre "hot"). Willcox si considerava soprattutto un suonatore melodico piuttosto che un solista improvvisatore. Tornò a Cortland per un certo tempo dopo aver lasciato la band nel 1925, ma lui era molto richiesta, e ha suonato brevemente con i prima di unirsi al famoso orchestra di , dove ha sostituito Tommy Dorsey. Poco dopo, si unirono alla band il cornettista Bix Beiderbecke e il sassofonista Frankie Trumbauer, rendendola una delle formazioni musicali più importanti del periodo. Nel 1927, e con una famiglia da mantenere, il trombonista ha optato per la maggiore certezze economiche e di unirsi alla ditta di carbone di suo padre, piuttosto che proseguire la vita del musicista professionista. Ha continuato a suonare con un gruppo di dilettanti per feste locali nel fine settimana nella città di Siracusa, e ha continuato così per quasi mezzo secolo. Nel 1975, Willcox è stato invitato a prendere parte ad un concerto di riunione della band di alla Carnegie Hall, dove ha rinnovato la sua amicizia con il violinista italo-americano Joe Venuti. Venuti ha convinto il trombonista, ora in pensione dal business del carbone, a unirsi a lui su per una serie di impegni nei jazz club, e hanno lavorato insieme fino alla morte del violinista nel 1978, periodo in cui Willcox aveva fermamente ristabilito il suo nome sulla scena musicale. Ha iniziato a suonare regolarmente in America, tra cui molte apparizioni al famoso di Sacramento (California), ed era diventato un assiduo frequentatore di Europa. Inoltre, ha fatto alcune apparizioni con 's . Egli ha anche fatto una rara collaborazione in studio di incisione con un gruppo di musicisti olandese ad Amsterdam nel 1994. Il disco è uscito con un titolo appropriato "Jazz Keeps You Young", anche se a 91 anni è diventato quasi sicuramente il più anziano trombonista di aver inciso un disco. Nel 1995 ha vinto il della . Il trombonista rievocò la sua esperienza con Biederbecke per il film documentario intitolato "Bix" nel 1981, dove lui parla della sua vita e la musica in un'importante documentario televisivo sul jazz prodotto da film-maker Ken Burns. Ha lasciato una figlia, Cynthia. (it)
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