Face of the Bass Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Interested in thoughts and opinions on the Bix tomes that are out there. Is Finding Bix worth checking out? Jean-Pierre Lion's bio? Sudhalter's book? Which is the first one to read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Honestly, I think I've read most, not "Finding Bix" though. The one to get is: Bix: The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story by Philip R. Evans and Linda K. Evans This book was meticulously researched and the author's intent was to strip away all the legend and present real verified details and as much true information as possible. A fascinating book. Sudhalter's is full of myth and legend presented as fact and it often isn't. Berton's and Lion/Paige-Fort are good reads. Edited April 15, 2019 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Finding Bix is terrible, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 9 hours ago, jazzbo said: Honestly, I think I've read most, not "Finding Bix" though. The one to get is: Bix: The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story by Philip R. Evans and Linda K. Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 18 hours ago, jazzbo said: Honestly, I think I've read most, not "Finding Bix" though. The one to get is: Bix: The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story by Philip R. Evans and Linda K. Evans This book was meticulously researched and the author's intent was to strip away all the legend and present real verified details and as much true information as possible. A fascinating book. Sudhalter's is full of myth and legend presented as fact and it often isn't. Berton's and Lion/Paige-Fort are good reads. I noticed that Philip R. Evans also is the co-author Sudhalter's Bix book. So did he disown explicitly his contributions to the Sudhalter book? Just wondering ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 He was furious that Sudhaulter included "legendary" and anecdotal information not held up by fact. That was the impetus for him to write his own book (with his wife's help) including "just the facts." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 History - the lies the winners tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 2 hours ago, jlhoots said: History - the lies the winners tell. Now and then we have the testimony of the losers to balance it out. gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face of the Bass Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 4:34 PM, jazzbo said: Honestly, I think I've read most, not "Finding Bix" though. The one to get is: Bix: The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story by Philip R. Evans and Linda K. Evans This book was meticulously researched and the author's intent was to strip away all the legend and present real verified details and as much true information as possible. A fascinating book. Sudhalter's is full of myth and legend presented as fact and it often isn't. Berton's and Lion/Paige-Fort are good reads. This book looks really good. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a copy for really anything less than $95... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Well, that's too bad. I pre-ordered it at the recommendation of the biggest Bix fan I knew at the time, and think I paid 45 dollars then! Keep an eye out, it's worth finding at a great price. The best is sometimes costly. . . . Edited April 17, 2019 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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