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Bix Beiderbecke

Bix Beiderbecke was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1920s. Hiscolorful life, quick rise and fall and eventual status as a martyr made him a legend even before he died and he has long stood as proof that not all the innovators in jazz history were black. Possessor of a beautiful distinctive toneand a strikingly original improvising style, Bix''s only competitor among cornetists in the ''20s was Louis Armstrong and (due to their different soundsand styles) one really could not compare them. Beiderbecke was a bit of a child prodigy, picking out tunes on the piano when he was three. While he had conventional training on the piano, he taught himself the cornet. Influenced by the original Dixieland Jazz Band, Beiderbecke craved the freedom of jazz but his straight-laced parents felt he was being frivolous. He was sent to Lake Forest Military Academy in 1921 but by coincidence it was located fairly close to Chicago, the center of jazz at the time. Bix was eventually expelled he missed so many classes! After a brief period athome he became a full-time musician. In 1923 Beiderbecke became the star cornetist of the Wolverines and a year later this spirited group made some classic recordings.

		Bix Restored Vol.5 This is an addendum to the acclaimed Bix Restored series that featured meticulous restoration of ... more .. Sunbeam Records Label Catalog No: BXCD13 On Sale $15.95
		Bix ''N'' Bing This record brings together a selection of tracks made by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra from ... more .. Emi Music Label Catalog No: AJA5005 On Sale $14.95
		Milestone Classic Jazz Bix Beiderbecke's legend has grown with jazz but too few have actually heard what this ... more .. Milestone Records Label Catalog No: MIL47019 On Sale $15.95
		1924-1925 Bix lead in the A-flat trio section of Fidgety Feet, floating phrases built on long held ... more .. Timeless Records Label Catalog No: CBC013 On Sale $16.95
		Bix Restored Vol.1 Bix Restored will encompass all of Bix Beiderbecke's recorded output, including all alternate ... more .. Bx Records Label Catalog No: BX13 On Sale $49.95
		Bix Restored Vol.2 All sessions took place in New York unless noted. (3 CDs Set) more .. Bx Records Label Catalog No: BX46 On Sale $49.95
		Bix Restored Vol.3 All sessions took place in New York unless noted. (3 CDs Set) more .. Bx Records Label Catalog No: BX79 On Sale $49.95
		Bix Restored Vol.4 The disc listed is the first issue of each track, 78 rpm except where noted. All sessions took ... more .. Bx Records Label Catalog No: BX1012 On Sale $49.95
		The Indespensible This double-CD from French RCA in their Jazz Tribune series (a reissue of an earlier ... more .. Rca Label Catalog No: RCA66540 On Sale $22.95
		Jazz Me Blues more .. Jazz Hour Records Label Catalog No: JH73517 On Sale $14.95
		At the Jazz Band Ball This 1990 CD continues where Volume 1: Singin' the Blues left off in documenting the prime ... more .. Columbia Records Label Catalog No: SONY46175 On Sale $11.49
		Singin the Blues Cornetist Bix Beiderbecke's greatest recordings were mostly made in 1927. This definitive CD ... more .. Columbia Records Label Catalog No: SONY45450 On Sale $11.49
		The Bix Beiderbecke Story This is the story of Bix Beiderbecke, the ill-fated, but highly talented cornet player, who ... more .. Proper Records Label Catalog No: PRO66 On Sale $29.95

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