Gene Mayl (December 30, 1928 – May 5, 2015) was an American

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double-bassist, tubaist, and vocalist.

Career

Mayl was born in

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, United States. Mayl lived in France after

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, where he worked with

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, and

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. In 1948, he formed his own Dixieland revival ensemble, the Dixieland Rhythm Kings, which recorded for

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and

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, and was active through the mid-1970s. Among those he worked with in this group were

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and

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. Mayl worked extensively with George Brunis in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked with

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, Billy Maxted,

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, and

Muggsy Spanier Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago. He was a member of the Bucktown Five, pioneers of the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swi ...

. Gene Mayl died on May 5, 2015, in Harrison Township, Ohio.

References

*"Gene Mayl". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. Second edition, ed.

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