EKE BBB Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Has anybody heard? Lino Patruno Presents "A Tribute to Bix" Jazzology JCD-343 From Bix website: The tracks on this CD were recorded live at the 2003 New Orleans Jazz Festival in Ascona, Switzerland. It featured a series of tributes to Bix on the 100th anniversary of his birth. There are 15 tracks on the CD. All but four are numbers recorded by Bix with various groups. Here is the complete listing. Royal Garden Blues Jazz Me Blues Virginia Melancholy Fidgety Feet Skylark Sugar Slow River China Boy Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Bay Won't You Please Come Home Going Places I'm Through With Love Honey Miss Hannah. Some of the musicians are Tom Pletcher, Cornet Randy Sandke, Cornet Randy Reinhart, Cornet Jon-Erik Kellso, Cornet David Sager, Trombone Bob Wilber, Clarinet And Soprano Sax Kenny Davern, Clarinet Keith Nichols, Piano Lino Patruno, Guitar Howard Alden, Guitar Ed Metz, Jr, Drums Andy Stein, Violin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 (edited) Hey Ken Burns told it so IT MUST BE TRUE!! That made the KB series? Oh my. I think I posted this elsewhere, but Albert Haim asked to archive my WFIU Bix program on his Bixography website. You can listen to it & othe Bix material here: Bix Beiderbecke: Never the Same Way Twice or just click on this: WFIUBixprogram The program got a very nice comment from Bixography regular Norman Field in the discussion forum: an excellent programme indeed... managing, as it does, to compress a commendably detailed and succinct account of Bix into the compass of a single hour. If any non-Jazz orientated friend or colleague ever asks you: 'Who is this 'Bix' you keep talking about anyway?', give them the link above to that program. It is an excellent general introduction to Bixology. You will already have given them the URL of this site long ago, of course! Enough of tooting my own cornet... B-) There are some stills from a 1926 Goldkette film posted on Albert's site, including one of Bix and a man in a monkey suit: Another w/Bix, Brown, and Murray: Edited January 11, 2005 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Shrdlu Sorry I missed your Q re C-melodys earlier! Yes, no one makes them any more, most of what you see were made in the twenties, some later. I actually own two, a Conn and a King. Other than somewhat old fashioned keywork (the Conn more so), they play pretty much like comparable tenors and altos. Finding a comfortable playing posture can be an issue depending on how big you are and how you like to hold your horn. Vintage mouth pieces tend toi be rather 'stuffy' and modern tenor or alto mouthpieces can present intonation probs, fortunately you can buy modern C mouthpieces that use tenor reeds. i need to check these out and/or look for a Selmer short shank tenor mp to trade my honking huge Berg Larson for... Oh, and I still love Bix and Tram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Has Bix Restored: Volume 5 come out yet, or did life just pass me by yet again? ← As Lon has posted on this thread, it has finally come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 nothing laughable about those old records, songs or arrangements - the writing was excellent, playing wonderfully idiomatic - let's just understand that it's hard to view 1920s bands through 21st century eyes - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Malcom Merriwether won that contest fair and square. Still cracks m e up Cary. That was a fun collaborative project. . . it's on the board here somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I loves me some Bix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Bix Beiderbecke is seen playing with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in May 1928 in this Movietone newsreel during the recording session for Columbia of 'My Ohio Home' (Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson) http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/...x1fr78_bix-1928 First time I have ever watched Bix play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Thanks for posting this, Guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Dickey Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 YES! Thank you Mr. K, for posting this!! ----HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Dickey Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 And, we all know Paul Whiteman was from Boulder, CO. Wow, has (Boulder) ever changed!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAL Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Bix Beiderbecke is seen playing with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in May 1928 in this Movietone newsreel during the recording session for Columbia of 'My Ohio Home' (Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson) http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/...x1fr78_bix-1928 First time I have ever watched Bix play Thanks! I believe the same footage is also on this DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmilovan Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Bix Beiderbecke is seen playing with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in May 1928 in this Movietone newsreel during the recording session for Columbia of 'My Ohio Home' (Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson) http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/...x1fr78_bix-1928 First time I have ever watched Bix play Ouch, something in my web browser went wrong, I'm afraid: "You tried to access the address http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/...x1fr78_bix-1928, which is currently unavailable. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bichos Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 that´s strange and funny: just got yesterday a parcel with that "at the jazz band ball" dvd and the bix film in it!! wonderful! there is another (silent) film with bix: you can see images here: http://bixbeiderbecke.com/premiere/newstills.html (sorry, if this was posted earlier..) keep boppin´ marcel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Interesting discussion that some might have already seen going on over at Rifftides: Bix Beiderbecke: Overrated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I've been resisting getting the "Bix Restored" sets because I already have the Milestone, the Mosaic set, and the older "Indispensable" on RCA. The sound on the Milestone and the Indispensable leaves a lot to be desired, though. So, all you Bix-o-philes out there--convince me! How much do I need those (fairly spendy) Bix Restored sets?! Seems like a fair amount of duplication off the Mosaic! Greg Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 find the old British Lps - best sound of the bunch - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I've been resisting getting the "Bix Restored" sets because I already have the Milestone, the Mosaic set, and the older "Indispensable" on RCA. The sound on the Milestone and the Indispensable leaves a lot to be desired, though. So, all you Bix-o-philes out there--convince me! How much do I need those (fairly spendy) Bix Restored sets?! Seems like a fair amount of duplication off the Mosaic! Greg Mo I would recommend getting V. 1 and seeing how you like it. It covers the same period as the Milestone and the Indispensable and has very little overlap with the Mosaic (there's some on disc 3). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Indispensable and has very little overlap with the Mosaic (there's some on disc 3). ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Greg was concerned about overlap between the Mosaic and the Bix Restored. IIRC the only overlap between Bix V. 1 and the Mosaic is disc 3 (of the Bix Restored)--which still has a couple of Victor cuts and the Jess Stacy Bix interpretations that are not found on the Mosaic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Scored lucky and found three Masters of Jazz by Bix (Volumes 4-6), new, shrink-wrapped - mostly Whiteman sides, in between there are a few sessions duplicated on the Bix/Tram/Tea Mosaic. Now I still need some disc with the Wolverines material - which is the option of choice? The Fantasy? For a selection of Goldkette sides I have the Retrieval single disc. Not the greatest music I've heard, but a couple of great Bix solos on it! As for the Master of Jazz discs, I skipped Vol. 3 and Vol. 7 both of which the store still has. Most of those is on the Mosaic, and I figured I wouldn't need these just for a few Whiteman sides. Am I missing something, or is that an ok decision? I read the discussion on Rifftides (but not yet the main post that prompted it and is linked to at the beginning of the discussion. Not that interesting, really, as some say an old discussion about art and artist... Randy Sandke's short post there pretty much wraps it up for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Greg was concerned about overlap between the Mosaic and the Bix Restored. IIRC the only overlap between Bix V. 1 and the Mosaic is disc 3 (of the Bix Restored)--which still has a couple of Victor cuts and the Jess Stacy Bix interpretations that are not found on the Mosaic. Cool. I'll try to find the Bix Restored, Vol. 1 and see what I think, but the remastering is by Davies, and I've always been impressed with his work, so I imagine I'll like it. Anybody know a secret store selling it cheap?! Love the recommendation on the British LPs by the way, but I'm afraid I made the Faustian bargain on cds quite a long time ago! Greg Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Scored lucky and found three Masters of Jazz by Bix (Volumes 4-6), new, shrink-wrapped - mostly Whiteman sides, in between there are a few sessions duplicated on the Bix/Tram/Tea Mosaic. Now I still need some disc with the Wolverines material - which is the option of choice? The Fantasy? For a selection of Goldkette sides I have the Retrieval single disc. Not the greatest music I've heard, but a couple of great Bix solos on it! As for the Master of Jazz discs, I skipped Vol. 3 and Vol. 7 both of which the store still has. Most of those is on the Mosaic, and I figured I wouldn't need these just for a few Whiteman sides. Am I missing something, or is that an ok decision? I read the discussion on Rifftides (but not yet the main post that prompted it and is linked to at the beginning of the discussion. Not that interesting, really, as some say an old discussion about art and artist... Randy Sandke's short post there pretty much wraps it up for me. Flurin, I'd steer clear of the Fantasy and look for the Timeless version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Scored lucky and found three Masters of Jazz by Bix (Volumes 4-6), new, shrink-wrapped - mostly Whiteman sides, in between there are a few sessions duplicated on the Bix/Tram/Tea Mosaic. Now I still need some disc with the Wolverines material - which is the option of choice? The Fantasy? For a selection of Goldkette sides I have the Retrieval single disc. Not the greatest music I've heard, but a couple of great Bix solos on it! As for the Master of Jazz discs, I skipped Vol. 3 and Vol. 7 both of which the store still has. Most of those is on the Mosaic, and I figured I wouldn't need these just for a few Whiteman sides. Am I missing something, or is that an ok decision? I read the discussion on Rifftides (but not yet the main post that prompted it and is linked to at the beginning of the discussion. Not that interesting, really, as some say an old discussion about art and artist... Randy Sandke's short post there pretty much wraps it up for me. Flurin, I'd steer clear of the Fantasy and look for the Timeless version. Will do - I had a hunch someone would say I shouldn't get the Fantasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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