Bix Beiderbecke was one of the most important figures in the early years of jazz

Bix Beiderbecke was one of the most important figures in the early years of jazz, his trumpet and cornet performances influencing a host of contemporaries and later performers within the genre. Despite the brevity of his career - he succumbed to alcohol abuse at the age of 28 - he recorded a substantial body of work, both with his own early small bands such as the Wolverine Orchestra, and with the leading orchestras of the time led by Jean Goldkette, Frankie Trumbauer and Paul Whiteman. This great value 50-track 2-CD set brings together recordings from across his career, from his first session in 1924 through to his final session with Hoagy Carmichael in 1930. It features not only Bix, but many other top names of the era, and is a fine cross-section of Bix's work. It has been carefully selected to avoid duplication with any tracks on our existing Bix Beiderbecke CD on the Fabulous label (FABCD144) so the two together will provide a fine overview of his work.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Fidgety Feet
• Lazy Daddy
• Oh Baby!
• Susie
• Copenhagen
• Tiger Rag
• I Need Some Pettin'
• Sensation
• Tia Juana
• Big Boy
• I Didn't Know
• Toddlin' Blues
• Davenport Blues
• Idolizing
• Sunday
• Proud Of A Baby Like You
• I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now
• My Pretty Girl
• Look At The World And Smile
• Trumbology
• Slow River
• For No Reason At All in C
• In My Merry Oldsmobile
• There's A Cradle In Caroline
• In A Mist (Bixology)

Disc 2:

• Clementine
• Wringin' And Twistin'
• Krazy Kat
• Humpty Dumpty
• There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland To Me
• Just An Hour Of Love
• I'm Wonderin' Who
• (What Are You Waiting For) Mary
• Lonely Melody
• There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of
• Dardanella
• Mississippi Mud
• Sugar
• Lovable
• Thou Swell
• My Pet
• You Took Advantage Of Me
• Taint So, Honey, 'Taint So
• That's My Weakness Now
• I'm In Seventh Heaven
• Reaching For Someone (And Not Finding Anyone There)
• Oh Miss Hannah
• Waiting At The End Of The Road
• I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure
• Georgia On My Mind

Additional Details

Label: Fabulous

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 140 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/15/14

UPC: 824046203825