Bix Restored, Vol. 5

Bix Restored, Vol. 5

Bix Restored, Vol. 5

ASIN: B000ACZWRO

Track Listings
 
1. Ol' Man River [Take 3] - Paul Whiteman Orchestra
2. Futuristic Rhythm [Take A] - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
3. Raisin' the Roof [Take A] - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
4. Mnhattan Rag - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra
5. Davenport Blues - The Charleston Chasers
6. Indiana - Red Nichols & His 5 Pennies
7. Blue - Benny Goodman
8. Since You Went Away
9. Add a Little Wiggle
10. There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder - McKinney's Cotton Pickers
11. Cradle of Love - Ray Miller & His Orchestra
12. Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
13. So Tired
14. My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now - Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra
15. Original Chinese Blues - Boyd Senter & His Senterpedes
16. Before the Rain - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra
17. Allah's Holiday
18. Singin' the Blues - Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
19. Kissin' My Baby Good-Night
20. In a Mist - Red Norvo
See all 26 tracks on this disc

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Bix Restored, Vol. 5
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The most "listenable" of the Bix Restored series
 Bix Restored, Vol. 5
Bix Beiderbecke
Manufacturer: Origin Jazz Library
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ACZWRO
Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

  1. Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra: Ol' Man River (take 3)
  2. Frankie Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Futuristic Rhythm (take A)
  3. Frankie Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Raisin' the Roof (take A)
  4. Frankie Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Manhattan Rag
  5. The Charleston Chasers: Davenport Blues
  6. Red Nichols & his Five Pennies: Indiana
  7. Bennie Goodman's Boys: Blue
  8. The Hotsy Totsy Gang: Since You Went Away
  9. All-Star Orchestra: Add a Little Wiggle
  10. McKinney's Cotton Pickers: There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
  11. Ray Miller & his Orchestra: Cradle of Love
  12. Hoagy Carmichael & his Pals: Stardust
  13. Royal Peacock Orchestra: So Tired
  14. Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: My Blackbirds are Bluebirds Now
  15. Boyd Senter & his Senterpedes: Original Chinese Blues
  16. Hal Kemp & his Orchestra: Before the Rain
  17. Night Club Kings: Allah's Holiday
  18. Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra: Singin' the Blues
  19. Duke Ellington & his Famous Orchestra: Kissin' My Baby Good-night
  20. Red Norvo: In a Mist
  21. Bing Crosby: Sweet Sue - Just You
  22. Marion Harris: Singin' the Blues
  23. Carl Webster's Yale Collegians: Dream Child
  24. Andrew Aiona's Novelty Four: Keko
  25. Adrian Rollini Quintet: Small Fry
  26. Bobby Hackett & his Orchestra: Embraceable You

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The most "listenable" of the Bix Restored series.......2005-10-28

In a way, I'm sorry to see the final volume of the "Bix Restored" series finally hit the music store shelves. With each installment that has come out, I've eagerly awaited the next. What to wait for now? Well, my hat is off to the fine folks at Sunbeam/Origin Jazz Library for a spectacular end to a spectacular series!

Unlike the previous four volumes which contained three CDs each, the fifth and final installment contains only one disc. The disc was planned to demonstrate the "Bix influence" in recordings by other musicians. However, the producers changed the playlist to include *three* (count 'em, three!) newly discovered alternate takes featuring Bix. According to the notes, these represent the first major Bix discoveries since the 1970s. And what beauties they are. Bix is only briefly heard in the first of the three, "Old Man River," but his remarkable solo in "Futuristic Rhythm" and a short part in "Raisin' The Roof" (both with Frankie Trumbauer's Orchestra) are worth the price of the disc alone. Fortunately for us, the producers adopted a "cost is not an issue" attitude towards restoring the sound of these newly discovered alternates. Apparently, the originals were either cracked or severly worn. With that in mind, the finished quality on the CD is quite impressive (even if a few minor flaws remain).

The rest of the disc contains 23 recordings from the 1920s and 1930s that capture the Beiderbecke "essence." I was impressed with the Bix-like cornet or trumpet-playing on many of them, especially those by Fletcher Henderson's Band (Rex Stewart), Duke Ellington's Orchestra (again, Rex Stewart), Hal Kemp's Orchestra (Mickey Bloom), the Night Club Kings (Norman Payne), and Ray Miller's Orchestra. For the Ray Miller track, the identity of the Bix-like cornetist is unknown, but many have speculated through the years that it may have been Bix himself. As a side note, the recording of Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra playing "Singin' The Blues," with Rex Stewart copying the famous Bix solo, is the version recorded for Victor, NOT the more commonly heard Brunswick recording made a few weeks earlier.

Other tracks of particular interest to me were Red Norvo's beautiful rendition of "In A Mist" (on marimba), Bing Crosby's Bix-like scat on "Sweet Sue," Hoagy Carmichael's hard-to-find original 1927 Gennett recording of "Stardust," and what must certainly count as among the "hottest" sides Nat Shilkret ever directed, "Add A Little Wiggle."

As with the previous Bix Restored volumes, this CD comes with a nice booklet (24 pages) with plenty of illustrations, notes by Bix expert Richard Sudhalter, and full discographical information for each track. I was happy to see that they even included label scans for the three newly-discovered Bix alternates, so we can see what these rarities look like.

This is really a first-rate production all-around. The audio restoration by Michael Kieffer, John R. T. Davies, and Seth Winner is excellent. The pacakging attractive and the music absolutely top-notch. To me, this is the most "listenable" disc of the Bix Restored series. Previous volumes contained multiple takes of the same Whiteman semi-classical pieces in a row. It's nice to have them for comparison, but when I put on a CD to listen to in the car or while working at home, I don't need to hear "Metropolis" twice in a row or "It Was The Dawn of Love" three times in a row. I'm not complaining--I'm glad they presented the complete recordings and alternates in chronological order, it makes finding titles easier, but it can be a bit tiring on the ears. This fifth volume, on the other hand, contains a nice variety of jazz and dance band sides, pleasantly programmed with no back-to-back alternate takes of the same piece. I've played this disc straight through a dozen times already and it doesn't get tiring.

Even though there are only three tracks that feature Bix, this is a collection that is sure to delight Bix fans. Highly recommended!

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  2. Bolling: Concerto for Guitar & Jazz Piano Trio [Live]
  3. Bossa Antigua
  4. Brazilian Byrd
  5. Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman
  6. Conga Blue
  7. Dancing in Your Head
  8. Dans Mon Ile [Import]
  9. Eight String Religion
  10. Eliane Elias Plays Jobim

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