Bix Beidebecke Orchestra - Till My Daddy Comes Home (1927)

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.

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.

Beiderbecke was one of the great musicians of the 1920s. Beiderbecke first recorded with his band the Wolverine Orchestra in 1924. They were usually called the Wolverines, named for "Wolverine Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton because they played it so often. He became a sought-after musician in Chicago and New York City. He made innovative and influential recordings with Frankie Trumbauer and the Jean Goldkette Orchestra. When the Goldkette Orchestra disbanded after their last recording ("Clementine (From New Orleans)"), in September 1927, Bix and Trumbauer, a 'C' melody and alto saxophone player, briefly joined Adrian Rollini's band at the Club New Yorker, New York.

Beiderbecke then moved on to the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the most popular and highest paid band of the day.


Bix Beidebecke, Frankie Trumbauer, Eddie Lang - Till My Daddy Comes Home (you can have me) 1927

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• Till
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• Daddy
• Comes
• Home
• 1927

[ChristophePhilippe]

Some day I'll be tired of this record...maybe. Today is not that day.

[robchalfen]

full title is "Singin' The Blues (Til My Daddy Comes Home)

also it's Frankie Trumbauer & His Orch, not Bix

[TuberOnTheLoose]

What's the story here? The video says it's "Till My Daddy Comes Home," but I am hearing "Singing The Blues." Is it just me? Is my computer doing something freaky on me?

[sirjuandabicho]

Bellisimo, muchas gracias.

[GeminiNightOwl]

Agreed - he was the best. I often wonder how he would have progressed after the Jazz Age. I'm sure he would have just went with the flow. I agree also that his notes sneak up on you and you don't know what's coming next - I think that's part of his magic - not to mention phenomenal talent.

[auctionmusic]

bix is best....when you listen closly to the sound of Bix's horn its not a normal sound, you just dont know nor can you guess what is coming next....

[pipermarau]

this is amazing! i'm having a "classic" wedding in a couple of years and i'm looking for music just like this for my reception.

thank you for posting this! now i know what i'm looking for. great quality too!

[vsledge123]

just great