BIX BEIDERBECKE - RIVERBOATSHUFFLE - Add: &fmt=18 to URL for HQ STEREO

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THE GREAT UNFORGETTABLE MOST FAMOUS BIX BEIDERBECKE

Leon Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist and composer, as well as a skilled classical and jazz pianist.
he was born in Davenport, Iowa to a middle-class family of German origin. As a teenager he would sneak off to the banks of the Mississippi to listen to bands play on the riverboats arriving from the south.

One of the leading names in 1920s jazz, Beiderbecke's career was cut short by chronic poor health, exacerbated by alcoholism. Critic Scott Yanow describes Beiderbecke as the "[p]ossessor of a beautiful, distinctive tone and a strikingly original improvising style. Beiderbecke's chief competitor among cornetists in the '20s was Louis Armstrong, but (due to their different sounds and styles) one really could not compare them."Bix Beiderbecke recorded many jazz standards during his career in the 1920s and early 1930s, including "Riverboat Shuffle", "Copenhagen", "Davenport Blues", "Singin' the Blues", "In a Mist", "I'm Coming, Virginia", and "Georgia On My Mind".
Illness frequently kept Beiderbecke out of school, and his grades suffered. He attended Davenport High School briefly, but his parents felt that enrolling him in the exclusive Lake Forest Academy, north of Chicago in Lake Forest, Illinois, as a boarding student would provide him with both the necessary faculty attention and discipline to improve his academic performance. However, the change of scenery did not improve Beiderbecke's academic record, as the only subjects in which he displayed interest were music and sports. Bix began going into Chicago to catch the hot jazz bands at clubs and speakeasies. He often failed to return to his dormitory before curfew, and sometimes stayed off-campus the next day. Beiderbecke was dismissed from the academy due to his academic failings and extracurricular activities. His time now free, he began his musical career.
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[juanlespin]

Thanks for this. Just discovering his genius for myself. This music rocks big time

[larafox66]

@juanlespin

thanks for your comment - better late than never... ;)

he was truly a genius!

[marvalhat13]

Thank-you for posting a classic jazz number from the '20's.

I'm so pleased that I'm not the only Bix fan out there!

[larafox66]

@marvalhat13

your welcome - also after 10 months - lol!

I know there are more bix-fans out here, did you find some in the meantime?

best regards and thanks for your comment!

[kurtb8474]

I've loved this number for years! I was finally able to find a good Bix CD. Thanks for posting!

[larafox66]

@kurtb8474

it is my favourite number!

which Bix CD did you find?

best regards and thanks for your comment!

[ThatsaCryinShame]

wake up bixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[kawikaele]

Bix is great but how many of you know that his buddy "Hoagy Carmichael" wrote this tune?

[lennycohenfan]

Marvelous.

[TrompetteSpielen]

Bix's solo and ride on the final strain are so pure. What a delight. Thanks for posting.

[elfcarnage2010]

Bix was a textbook genius

[Gusto181]

Been a part of the the Bix 7 weekend for 15 years now....highlight of the year for me. If you can attend, it is well worth it.

[larafox66]

@auctionmusic

thank you for your comment, I feel the same!