Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet… Read Full Bio ↴Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was a notable jazz cornet player.
It was widely believed, for many years, that Beiderbecke's real name was Leon Bismark Beiderbecke. It is now known that this — like so many other myths about Beiderbecke — is untrue. His real name was Leon Bix Beiderbecke. Bismark was a family name, reflecting the family's German origins, but it was not given to Beiderbecke. "Bix" was a family nickname of his father and older brother, given him as a proper name.
Leon Bix Beiderbecke was born in Davenport, Iowa to a middle-class family. As a teenager he would sneak off to the banks of the Mississippi to listen to the bands play on the riverboats that would come up from the south.
Partially due to frequent absences due to illness, Beiderbecke's grades suffered. His parents felt that sending him to the exclusive Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois, just northwest of Chicago, would provide the attention and discipline needed to improve his schooling.
Beiderbecke's schooling there soon suffered when the only subjects he showed avid interest in were music and sports. Bix soon began going into Chicago as often as possible to catch the hot jazz bands of the day at clubs and speakeasies around Chicago, and too often didn't return in time or was found out the next day.
Beiderbecke was soon asked to leave the Academy due to his academic failings and extra-curricular activities in Chicago, and began his musical career in earnest.
Beiderbecke first recorded with his band "The Wolverine Orchestra" (usually called just The Wolverines, named for "Wolverine Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton because they played it so often) in 1924, then became a sought-after musician in Chicago, Illinois and New York City, New York. He made innovative and influential recordings with Frankie Trumbauer ("Tram") and the Jean Goldkette Orchestra. When the Goldkette Orchestra disbanded after their last recording ("In My Merry Oldsmobile"), in May 1927, Bix and Trumbauer, a 'C' Melody and alto saxophone player, briefly joined Adrian Rollini's band at the Club New Yorker, New York, before moving on to the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the most popular and highest paid band of the day.
Beiderbecke suffered health problems from an early age, though the relentless schedule of the road and heavy drinking leading to alcoholism began to contribute to and exacerbate a decline in his health. Bix suffered from severe pain in his legs and other ill effects of prohibition era alcohol and with declining work around the New York City area, he took a turn for the worse.
Though his death certificate described the cause of death as pneumonia, and he was in seriously ill health, the circumstances immediately surrounding his death are still unclear. He died at the age of 28, in his apartment at 43-30 46th Street, Sunnyside, Queens, within the confines of the City of New York on August 6, 1931.
It was widely believed, for many years, that Beiderbecke's real name was Leon Bismark Beiderbecke. It is now known that this — like so many other myths about Beiderbecke — is untrue. His real name was Leon Bix Beiderbecke. Bismark was a family name, reflecting the family's German origins, but it was not given to Beiderbecke. "Bix" was a family nickname of his father and older brother, given him as a proper name.
Leon Bix Beiderbecke was born in Davenport, Iowa to a middle-class family. As a teenager he would sneak off to the banks of the Mississippi to listen to the bands play on the riverboats that would come up from the south.
Partially due to frequent absences due to illness, Beiderbecke's grades suffered. His parents felt that sending him to the exclusive Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois, just northwest of Chicago, would provide the attention and discipline needed to improve his schooling.
Beiderbecke's schooling there soon suffered when the only subjects he showed avid interest in were music and sports. Bix soon began going into Chicago as often as possible to catch the hot jazz bands of the day at clubs and speakeasies around Chicago, and too often didn't return in time or was found out the next day.
Beiderbecke was soon asked to leave the Academy due to his academic failings and extra-curricular activities in Chicago, and began his musical career in earnest.
Beiderbecke first recorded with his band "The Wolverine Orchestra" (usually called just The Wolverines, named for "Wolverine Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton because they played it so often) in 1924, then became a sought-after musician in Chicago, Illinois and New York City, New York. He made innovative and influential recordings with Frankie Trumbauer ("Tram") and the Jean Goldkette Orchestra. When the Goldkette Orchestra disbanded after their last recording ("In My Merry Oldsmobile"), in May 1927, Bix and Trumbauer, a 'C' Melody and alto saxophone player, briefly joined Adrian Rollini's band at the Club New Yorker, New York, before moving on to the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the most popular and highest paid band of the day.
Beiderbecke suffered health problems from an early age, though the relentless schedule of the road and heavy drinking leading to alcoholism began to contribute to and exacerbate a decline in his health. Bix suffered from severe pain in his legs and other ill effects of prohibition era alcohol and with declining work around the New York City area, he took a turn for the worse.
Though his death certificate described the cause of death as pneumonia, and he was in seriously ill health, the circumstances immediately surrounding his death are still unclear. He died at the age of 28, in his apartment at 43-30 46th Street, Sunnyside, Queens, within the confines of the City of New York on August 6, 1931.
In a Mist
Bix Beiderbecke Lyrics
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra One night I wandered by a stream And you were standing…
Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra One night I wandered by a stream And you were standing…
Duncan Browne My love and I Finished our wine And we lay down together…
Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra One night I wandered by a stream And you were standing…
Spencer Cullum My love and I Finished our wine And we laid down together,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bix Beiderbecke:
'Ol Man River Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But he…
'Tain't So Baby 'Tain't So Hey, people, you should come to Arkansas, Meet a friend…
Back In Your Own Back Yard We leave home expecting to find a blue bird, Hoping ev'ry…
Back in Your Own Back Yard 3 We leave home expecting to find a blue bird, Hoping ev'ry…
Back In Your Own Backyard We leave home expecting to find a blue bird, Hoping ev'ry…
Bessi Couldn't Help It Bessie couldn't help it, Bessie couldn't help it Bessie …
Bessie Couldnt Help It Bessie couldn't help it, Bessie couldn't help it Bessie cou…
Blue River Tell me why a song is sad Never glad Blue river Blue river D…
Changes Beautiful changes in different keys, Beautiful changes and …
Coquette Hear me, why you keep fooling Little coquette, making fun of…
Do I Hear You Saying "I Love You" Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
From Monday Every day was blue day, 'Til you loved me true,…
Goose Pimples Nan nan kkumi isseotjyo Beoryeojigo jjitgyeo namruhayeodo Na…
Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I'm Looking Over A 4 Leaf Clover I'm looking over a four-leaf clover I overlooked before On…
I'm More Than Satisfied A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city Strung out…
In The Good Old Summertime There's a time each year That we always hold dear Good old…
Lovable Lovable! There's no use talking, You're so lovable! When we …
Mississippi Mud When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The…
My Heart Stood Still I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
My Pet My pet, how I love her My pet, speaking of her Say,…
Ol' Man River Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But he…
Ol Man River Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But…
Ramona I wander out yonder o'er the hills Where the mountains high …
River Boat Shuffle All you cotton toters, Mississippi floaters, Gather all …
Riverboat Shuffle (Remastered) All you cotton toters, Mississippi floaters, Gather all abou…
Rockin' Chair Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side Fetch…
Royal Garden BGlues No use of talkin' no use of talkin' You'll start in…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Sugar When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
Sunday I knew every monday Thinking over to sunday That one day tha…
Sunshine A lot of cobwebs in your head, You're getting rusty,…
Sweet Sue Every star above Knows the one I love: Sweet Sue,…
That's My Weakness Now Love, love, love, love, Look what you've done to me! The t…
There Ain't No Sweet Man 2 Shaking like a leaf on a tree That's coming loose from…
Tiger Rag Hold that tiger Hold that tiger Hold that tiger Hold that ti…
Wainting At The End Of The Road Weary of roamin' on, Yearning to see the dawn, Counting the …
When When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
when my suger walks down the street When my sugar walks down the street All the little birdies…
Why Do I Love You Do I hear you saying, "I love you! I love…
You too advantage on me In the spring when the feeling was chronic And my caution…
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Zippo Zippo
In a mist - poem by Dutch poet Remco Campert (fragment)
Title of a composition by Bix Beiderbecke
1.
In a house that wasn't mine
with the woman that once was mine
the piano that nobody could play
and the bill that nobody could pay
house of mist
woman of mist
words of mist
love of mist
in a mist...
(...)
3.
In a mist I've been walking for years
in a mist of words and gestures
in a mist of pain and insecurity
once I will disappear in a mist of numbness
Zippo Zippo
@Mauro La Mancusa I don't think there's an 'official' translation of the poem. The other stanza's go something like this:
2.
The night has never been this black
the earth never so insecure
behind my ribs a shard of sadness stings.
Who makes the roads impassable?
yes I do know what you say
it's my fault, hater of roads
with a hand full of angry love
with a head full of biting pain
with a heart full of blackening blood.
4.
Come, let's drink too much scotch
from a glass or from a bottle
just let it pass into the stomach.
And let's go to the railway embankment
and listen to the rails
where the danger heads.
Hear how our dangerous ears
bang on the nervous metal.
The night has never been this black.
Brendan Walsh
I cry every time i listen to this song. This played at the lowering of my grandfather funeral and he listened to and adored Bix for as long as i can remember being younger listening to him play lonely melody and other classics i realize the art of this.
Bob Taylor
It's magnificent, isn't it? I'm sad for you about your grandfather. What might interest you slightly is that I've also thought I'd like this used at my funeral.
David Allen
God, this is so moving! 'Candlelights' and this were beautiful pieces written by a genius whose life was tragically cut short at 28 by the demon drink. My dad, who also liked more than a drop, was born in the same year as Bix -1903. He lived until 1983. What would Bix have written had he lived longer?
David Ingiosi
My trumpet's teacher told me so long ago about this masterwork. Still enjoy it so much... Bix is still alive
Steven Heywood
This number, plus “for no reason at all in C” where Bix plays the piano in both instances, along with Bix’ final recording on Georgia on my mind with Hoagy C are my all time real favorites for their uniqueness.
MARKMANIATT
Someone invent a time machine soon so I can go back and save Bix for the World.
Genius!!!!
Bruce Kuehn
A lot of people tried - friends and family included. Alcohol had a very strong hold on him.
bernie
Wouldn't it have been great if we could have been born in 1900
MARKMANIATT
@bernie
Yes, if we hadn’t lived through the era we did, but I suspect life then would come up pretty short when our modern comforts vanished.
As Bruce Crowther rightly made the point in his book on Gene Krupa,” we are all the product of the times we grew up in!”
You can’t escape that sadly…
GoldenOx
He reflects the whole orchestra in his piano soloing.