Bix Restored, Vol. 1

Bix Restored, Vol. 1

ASIN: B0000560H2

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Fidgety Feet

2. Jazz Me Blues - Bix Beiderbecke

3. Oh! Baby

4. Copenhagen

5. Riverboat Shuffle

6. Susie

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Disc: 2

1. Sunday - Jean Goldkette

2. Sunday - Jean Goldkette

3. Cover Me Up With Sunshine - Jean Goldkette

4. I'd Rather Be the Girl in Your Arms - Jean Goldkette

5. Just One More Kiss - Jean Goldkette

6. Just One More Kiss - Jean Goldkette

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Disc: 3

1. Trumbology - Frankie Trumbauer

2. Clarinet Marmalade - Frankie Trumbauer

3. Singin' the Blues - Frankie Trumbauer

4. Slow River - Jean Goldkette

5. Slow River - Jean Goldkette

6. Ostrich Walk - Frankie Trumbauer

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A Rosetta Stone of Jazz

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Bix Restored, Vol. 1
Bix Beiderbecke
Manufacturer: Origin Jazz Library
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000560H2
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

Wolverine Orchestra: Fidgety Feet
Wolverine Orchestra: Jazz Me Blues
Wolverine Orchestra: Oh! Baby
Wolverine Orchestra: Copenhagen
Wolverine Orchestra: Riverboat Shuffle
Wolverine Orchestra: Susie Of the Islands (take A)
Wolverine Orchestra: Susie Of the Islands (take C)
Wolverine Orchestra: I Need Some Pettin'
Wolverine Orchestra: Royal Garden Blues
Wolverine Orchestra: Tiger Rag
Wolverine Orchestra: Sensation
Wolverine Orchestra: Lazy Daddy (take A)
Wolverine Orchestra: Lazy Daddy (take B)
Wolverine Orchestra: Tia Juana
Wolverine Orchestra: Big Boy
Sioux City Six: Flock O' Blues
Sioux City Six: I'm Glad
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: I Didn't Know
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Adoration
Bix & his Rhythm Jugglers: Toddlin' Blues
Bix & his Rhythm Jugglers: Davenport Blues
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Idolizing (take 1)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Idolizing (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Hush-a-Bye

Tracks:

Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Sunday (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Sunday (take 3)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Cover Me Up with Sunshine
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: I'd Rather Be the Girl in Your Arms
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Just One More Kiss (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Just One More Kiss (take 4)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Proud of a Baby Like You (take 1)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Proud of a Baby Like You (take 4)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now (take 3)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Hoosier Sweetheart
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Look at the World and Smile (take 1)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Look at the World and Smile (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Look at the World and Smile (take 3)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: My Pretty Girl (take 1)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: My Pretty Girl (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: A Lane in Spain (take 1)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: A Lane in Spain (take 3)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Sunny Disposish (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Sunny Disposish (take 3)

Tracks:

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Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Singin' the Blues
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Slow River (take 2)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Slow River (take 4)
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Ostrich Walk
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Riverboat Shuffle
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: I'm Coming Virginia
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Tram, Bix & Lang: For No Reason At All in C
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: In My Merry Oldsmobile (waltz)
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: In My Merry Oldsmobile (fox trot - take
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: In My Merry Oldsmobile (fox trot - take
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Three Blind Mice
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Blue River (test groove)
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: Blue River
Frank Trumbauer & his Orchestra: There's a Cradle in Caroline
Bix Beiderbecke: In a Mist
Jess Stacy: Flashes
Jess Stacy: In the Dark
Jess Stacy: Candlelights
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Blue River
Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra: Clementine (from New Orleans)
Tram, Bix & Lang: Wringin' an' Twistin'

Customer Reviews:

Impressive collection.......2006-01-17

Geez, who is this ignoramus below? John, first of all, no "master tapes" for the recordings on this disc exist. These early sessions of Bix were made in the mid-1920s, a full 20-25 years before the use of magnetic tape in commercial recording studios. Everything on this set was originally recorded directly to wax discs, from which metal masters, mothers, stampers, and eventually commercial shellac pressings were made. In the eighty years since, many of the metal parts have either vanished, been destroyed, or corroded to the point where the best source material has become the commercial pressings themselves--and as any collector will tell you, many of the original recordings on this set are quite rare, and to hear them in any condition is a treat. To top it off, most of the recordings here were made acoustically, with the musicians performing into a horn that funneled the sound waves to a vibraring stylus that etched grooves in that wax disc. Not eactly high fidelity! Having said that, the remastering on this set really is superb, in many cases, these are the best transfers of this material I've ever heard (and as a big-time Bix fan, I've heard quite a few!). Not only are all of the master takes here, but every known surviving alternate as well.

Very few cornet solos on the first disc!!?? Buddy, you need to get your ears checked. Bix lets out quite a few hot cornet solos in his recordings with the Wolverines--not to mention his legendary solo on Goldkette's recording of "I Didn't Know." True, Bix is sometimes lost in the later Goldkette recordings, but that doesn't diminish their importance.

When you consider that the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens collection is only twenty-five dollars, it becomes obvious that the publishers of *those* discs should be put in jail! The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens were put out by JSP, a private British label well-known for bootlegging other reissues. They get away with it because other small reissue labels that put forth the money and time to restore these old recordings can't afford to take JSP to court for reusing their remasterings without permission or compensation. In a very few instances, JSP originated the remasterings, but even so, JSP pays no royalties to song composers, no mechanical licenses for the use of songs, and does not license any of the vintage recordings it releases. When you cut corners and steal materials, it's no wonder JSP can make their sets so cheap! And don't get started about how the Hot Fives and Hot Sevens sound better than this set. That's a result of the original recordings themselves, not the reissue sound engineer (who, ironically is the same for both sets, John R. T. Davies). The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens were recorded mostly for OKeh, known in the 1920s for having one of the best recording systems in the business, and superior-quality pressings. Many of Bix's earliest recordings (especiallly those on Disc 1 here) were made for tiny Gennett, known for having one of the crudest recording systems coupled with mediocre-quality pressings. When comparing the two, of course Armstrong's OKeh 78s will sound cleaner and clearer.

Meanwhile, as someone who has produced half-a-dozen CD reissues myself, I can tell you that doing so doesn't come cheap at all--especially not for a set like this. Finding clean copies of the recordings, making decent transfers, doing the restoration, licensing the songs and recordings, researching and writing the liner notes, and printing and pressing the whole package is incredibly time-consuming and costly. To make matters worse, the relatively narrow appeal of this set (only libraries or die-hard Bix fans) means that relatively few copies will be sold--perhaps only a thousand, maybe two or three (most buyers will undoubtedly opt for simple one or two disc sets without all the alternates). Simple economic forces are at work here; the set was expensive to produce, relatively few will be sold, thus each set will be somewhat expensive. Heck, you think this is expensive, check out the Bix & Tram Mosaic set! Better yet, I dare you to find clean original copies of all of the 78s on this set for the same price. In all liklihood, in today's collector market, you couldn't do the latter for under $20,000. When you put it into perspective, this set is really quite a bargain. Furthermore, knowing the way the reissue business works, I seriously doubt that the people behind this production are making much money--if any--on it. It's clearly a labor of love, not a get-rich-scheme. Believe me, there are far easier ways to make money out there.

For the record, I have no connection with Sunbeam or Origin Jazz Library--I'm just an extremely satisfied customer. I have all five volumes of Bix Restored, and while I favor some above others, all are winners. If I had to pick a single favorite, it would probably be this one, Volume 1. If you like Bix, there's really no other choice. The Bix here is young, enthusiastic, and a little wild. His playing is already brilliant, and I find the Wolverines, Trumbauer, and Goldkette settings here to provide more satisfying jazz accompaniment to Bix's cornet than Whiteman's band on the later discs. If you like Bix, get this set. You won't be sorry.

A Rip Off.......2004-03-30

The title, Bix Restored, is a bit illusive, unless by "restored" you mean dragging the master tapes around behind a truck over broken glass.

As for the music, very few cuts on the first couple CD's even have a cornet solo!

When you consider that the Hot Fives and Sevens collection is only twenty five dollars it becomes obvious that these publishers should be put in jail for charging this much dough.

A Rosetta Stone of Jazz.......2002-11-15

Ranks immedietly with the complete Dial sessions of Parker and the complete Hot Fives & Sevens of Louis Armstrong. A wonderfully mastered and thoughtfully arranged presentation.

Jolly Good Jazz.......2002-02-11

For those truly love early Jazz from the roots of Ragtime, and Bix Beiderbecke's valuable contributions to this art form, this album is a must! It is pure Jazz joy! Having the different takes of the same pieces to compare is wonderful. Through these you can clearly hear and feel Bix's improvisation skills at work. The two takes of Slow River are excellent examples of playing what he feels at the moment. They are both marvelous. The vocal music is fun to hear too. The vocals by the Keller Sisters on Sunday cuts are archetypal, and bring visions of Betty Boop dancing in my head when I listen to them. The re-mastering work done by John R.T. Davies and Micheal Kieffer is superb. This very jolly music, and is a "must have" album set for Bixophiles.

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