Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical approach and purity of tone, with such clarity of sound that one contemporary famously described it like "shooting bullets at a bell”.
His solos on seminal recordings such as "Singin' the Blues" and "I'm Coming, Virginia" (both 1927) demonstrate a gift for extended improvisation that heralded the jazz ballad style, in which jazz solos are an integral part of the composition. Moreover, his use of extended chords and an ability to improvise freely along harmonic as well as melodic lines are echoed in post-WWII developments in jazz. "In a Mist" (1927) is the best known of Beiderbecke's published piano compositions and the only one that he recorded. His piano style reflects both jazz and classical (mainly impressionist) influences. All five of his piano compositions were published by Robbins Music during his lifetime.
1-1 Singin' The Blues 3:00
1-2 Trumbology 3:00
1-3 Clarinet Marmalade 3:13
1-4 Riverboat Shuffle 3:14
1-5 I'm Coming Virginia 3:13
1-6 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2:54
1-7 Fidgety Feet 2:26
1-8 Jazz Me Blues 2:47
1-9 Copenhagen 2:30
1-10 Sensation 2:40
1-11 I'm Glad 3:12
1-12 Toddlin' Blues 2:45
1-13 Davenport Blues 2:50
1-14 In A Mist 2:44
1-15 For No Reason At All In C 3:05
1-16 Wringin' And Twistin' 2:59
1-17 Three Blind Mice 3:06
1-18 Humpty Dumpty 3:05
1-19 Krazy Kat 3:04
1-20 The Baltimore 3:05
2-1 At The Jazz Band Ball 2:58
2-2 Royal Garden Blues 3:08
2-3 Jazz Me Blues 3:10
2-4 Goose Pimples 3:20
2-5 Sorry 2:58
2-6 Clementine (From New Orleans) 3:02
2-7 Changes 2:50
2-8 There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears 3:34
2-9 Lonely Melody 2:57
2-10 You Took Advantage Of Me 2:56
2-11 Rockin' Chair 3:27
2-12 Barnacle Bill The Sailor 2:49
2-13 Mississippi Mud 3:13
2-14 The Japanese Sandman 3:24
2-15 Cryin' All Day 3:08
2-16 A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3:06
2-17 Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down 3:09
2-18 Somebody Stole My Gal 3:00
2-19 Rhythm King 3:25
2-20 Ol' Man River 3:07
The Art Of Bix Beiderbecke
