Remembering Bix

"…there are so many classics included in this deluxe set that this box deserves the highest rating anyway. Beiderbecke was at the peak of his powers in 1927. His cornet playing was simply beautiful and he had a very original tone, full of inner heat and thoughtful beauty. His playing … were among the top moments of 1920s jazz. These include such classics as "Clarinet Marmalade," "I'm Coming Virginia," his piano solo "In a Mist," and "Royal Garden Blues." … A master of the soon-to-be-extinct C-melody sax, Trumbauer was one of jazz's first great saxophone soloists and an influence on both Benny Carter and Lester Young. His sessions gradually evolve from classic jazz to swing, and even with a few novelty numbers, the post-Beiderbecke dates are mostly of strong interest. Teagarden, whose arrival in New York in 1928 found him immediately being recognized as jazz's top trombone soloist in addition to being considered a fine blues-oriented vocalist, is heard with Rodin and leading dates of his own during 1930-1934, before he became a sideman in Trumbauer's later sessions (during a period when they were both regularly employed with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra). In addition to the principals, along the way such major performers as clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey, guitarist Eddie Lang, violinist Joe Venuti, bass saxophonist Adrian Rollini, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell, Bing Crosby (on his most jazz-oriented sides), Johnny Mercer, tenors Eddie Miller and Bud Freeman, pianist Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, and trumpeter Charlie Teagarden (Jack's younger brother) make significant contributions to the music. Listeners who do not already own this music and want a large slice of late-'20s/early-'30s jazz history should acquire this valuable box while they can."

Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (* March 10, 1903 in Davenport, Iowa; † August 6, 1931 in Sunnyside, Queens, New York City; allegedly Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke, the nickname Bix is derived from his middle name – his father's name) was an American jazz musician and cornettist.

Dick Hyman, one of the most accomplished and versatile musicians of our time, is especially known as an authority on early jazz. After a lifetime of playing and studying the music of Bix Beiderbecke, Hyman recorded this solo program of music associated with Bix, including all five original pieces Bix wrote for piano. Hyman arranged other numbers Bix performed with various groups and plays and improvises upon these in his distinctive, brilliant style. Thinking About Bix was recorded at Skywalker Sound in California using custom-made microphones, electronics and high-resolution digital converters.

Dick Hyman, one of the most accomplished and versatile musicians alive, is especially known as an authority on early jazz. After a lifetime of playing and studying the music of Bix Beiderbecke, Hyman announced he’d like to record for RR a solo program of music associated with Bix, including all five original pieces Bix wrote for piano. (Most likely, these are a recorded first.) Hyman arranged other numbers Bix performed with various groups, and plays and improvises upon these in his distinctive, brilliant style. The title track is an infectious Hyman original reminiscent of the period. An attractive bonus is a piano four-hands performance with Hyman’s friend and stride authority, Mike Lipskin.

Volume 2: At The Jazz Band Ball is a 1990 compilation album by Leon Bismark Beiderbecke, who was known as Bix Beiderbecke. This was released by Columbia Records as part of the label's Columbia Jazz Masterpieces series.

Er war der wohl erste „coole“ Jazzmusiker und damit prägend für kommende Generationen: der Kornettist und Pianist Leon „Bix“ Beiderbecke. Am 10. März 1903 wurde er in den USA als Sohn deutscher Einwanderer geboren. Der Jazz von heute wäre wahrscheinlich ein anderer, ohne seinen tragischen Helden mit dem samtweichen Ton. Nur allzu kurz erklang Beiderbeckes wunderbare Musik: Sein verheerender Alkoholismus setzte seinem Leben früh ein Ende – er starb mit nur 28 Jahren in New York – offiziell an einer Lungenentzündung, in Wahrheit an jahrelanger Selbstzerstörung.

This album set is a homage to a (often forgotten) legend and key figure in jazz. Besides Louis Armstrong, American jazz cornetist and pianist Leon Bismark “Bix” Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s. With his unusual purity of tone and a gift for improvisation, he helped to invent the jazz ballad style and hinted at what, in the 1950s, would become Cool jazz.

Browse your photos in 3D with Bix's Photo Book! Bix's Photo Book can be used as a realtime 3D photo browser or to create photo book animations for use in your DVD productions and computer presentations.

Bix's Photo Book can be used as a realtime 3D photo browser or to create photo book animations for use in your DVD productions and computer presentations. A true 3D photo book: Press the space bar and Bix's Photo Book will turn the page for you in a wonderful smooth 3D animation!