Anecdotal Evidence (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Whitney Balliett writes of the clarinetist Pee Wee Russell: “No jazz musician ever played with the same daring and nakedness and intuition. He took wild improvisational chances and when he found himself above the abyss, he simply turned in another direction, invariably hitting firm ground.” The sound of few musicians, even in so renegade yet tradition-minded a form as jazz, is so instantly...
The Best American Poetry (Free subscription) | 01/26/2010
Lots of cats tried to play like Bix. Ain't none of them played like him yet - Louis Armstrong One of the most tragic figures in American music is the jazz cornetist, Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke. Self-taught, tormented, and brilliant, Bix...
Jazz Lives (Free subscription) | 01/19/2010
I’d posted this YouTube clip of the JAM SESSION AT COMMODORE (1943) on OH, KATHARINA! in my recent tribute to Sidney Catlett, who would have been one hundred years ago on January 17, 2010. Here it is again, for a different reason. Listeners like myself have spent their lives drinking in the sounds — as [...]
Jacket Copy (Free subscription) | 01/15/2010
Maybe you have to be something of a fan of early jazz to know coronetist Bix Beiderbecke -- he's in the picture above, horn pointed at the camera. Beiderbecke was an influential performer in the late 1920s, but he died...
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 01/15/2010
Last week was all about heading downstream. This time, we want you to suggest songs that push you out of your comfort zone It turned out to be an unusual week. The augurs were there when comments were set to close in 2009, a gaffe for which I'd like to apologise again. There then followed a prolonged dispute over the ethics of posting and an even lengthier discourse on the merits of Ken Dodd. Finally...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 01/04/2010
“Stardust” is one of the most popular and often recorded American pop songs of the 20th century.
Not PC (Free subscription) | 12/28/2009
Summer time, and the living is easy. Fish are jumping, and the music is fine. See what I mean: Bix Beiderbecke – “Singing the Blues” Louis Armstrong: “Lonesome”/”Summer Song” Jimi Hendrix: “Long Hot Summer Night” Herbie Hancock: “Butterfly” (Part 1 of 2) Martha and the Vandellas: “Heatwave” Alice Cooper: ''School's Out''...
PA Pundits (Free subscription) | 12/27/2009
Today’s music video is ‘Stardust’ from Nat “King” Cole. This video was posted to You Tube by jazzfan37 In 1931, a genius musician died. That genius was only 28 years old. His name was Leon ‘Bix’ Beiderbecke. He was virtually unknown by the general public, but among fellow musicians, he was already a legend. As is sometimes [...]
Isomatic UK Weblog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
This evening we paid another visit to Brian White's Magna jazz band 's new venue, The Manor in Old Malden. We intended to spend money on dinner there but there was no food that evening. We brought in a Chinese takeaway from just over the road and requested cutlery from the pub. The unusual line-up comprised Goff Dubber (clarinet, soprano sax, tenor sax, vocals), Chez Chesterman (cornet, vocals), John...
Jazz Lives (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
First, “the dear boy” is what Louis Armstrong called Bix, writing about him in 1954. And Bix Beiderbecke remains dear to many, as man and musician. Phil Pospychala is once again arranging his Tribute to Bix, to be held in the Marriott in Racine, Wisconsin. Details can be found — along with photographs, cartoons, comedy, and information — [...]
Jazz Lives (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
NEVILLE is the splendid stride and swing pianist Neville Dickie. HAL is the swinging drummer Hal Smith. And TOM is Tom Warner — dedicated videographer who caught them at the 2009 West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, California. These clips originated on YouTube, where Tom’s channel is “Tdub1941,” a jazz and ragtime cornucopia. The marvels of technology — [...]
The Click Heard Round the World (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
The New York Times has a swell tribute to Vince Giordano and his 1920s era jazz big band the Night Hawks in their NY Region section. I must admit that I've been hearing about the Night Hawks for awhile, but...
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Download for $6.98. Listen to Phil Napoleon And His Original Memphis Five performed at Newport Jazz Festival on July 3, 1959
Jazz Lives (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Many YouTube videos of jazz performances are exuberant hot music, nearly violent in their emotional effect. This tribute to Bix Beiderbecke’s early life, created by Mook Ryan, is something different. It beautifully melds photographs of Bix’s early life with his composition FLASHES played by Chris Hopkins and Bernd Lhotzky. And Mook’s video does what great art, [...]
Casa Valdez Studios (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Aaron's last post caused quite a stir all over the blogosphere. Readers and bloggers either loved it or they wanted to wring his young neck. The role of the musician in our society has become so domesticated over the past 30 or so years. I believe this has to do with the modern trend of conservatory jazz education. Now, Jazz is just another degree that one can get...with a monetary return that is...
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maryjohnson2009 | 10/29/2009
Bix Beiderbecke Riverboat Shuffle (Past Perfect) >>>> Download Riverboat Shuffle (Past Perfect) <<<< artist: Bix Beiderbecke album: Riverboat Shuffle (Past Perfect) Tracklist: 1 Trumbology mp3 2 Singin the Blues mp3 3 Osteric Walk mp3 4 Riverboat Shuffle mp3 5 I'm Comin Virginia mp3 6 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans mp3 7 For No Reason at All in C mp3 8 Clementine (from New Orleans) mp3 9 Jazz Me Blues...
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