Jazz
Classic Jazz
Big Band
Swing
Recorded: Feb 25, 1927-Apr 13, 1939
Adrian Rollini - Vibraphone, Xylophone
Al Carsella - Piano-Accordian
Al Harris - Trumpet
Al Thompson - Sax (Tenor)
Andy Aiona - Sax (Alto)
Andy Secrest - Clarinet
Art Gronwall - Arranger, Piano
Art Miller - String Bass
Arthur Schutt - Piano
Arthur Whetsol - Trumpet
Artie Bernstein - String Bass
Babe Russin - Sax (Tenor)
Barney Bigard - Clarinet
Ben Pollack - Drums
Ben Williams II - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Benny Goodman - Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano)
Benny Morton's All Stars - Trombone
Bernie Billings - Sax (Tenor)
Bill Harty - Drums
Bill Paley - Drums
Bill Rank - Trombone
Bill Trone - Trombone
Billy Taylor, Sr. - String Bass
Bing Crosby - Vocals
Bix Beiderbecke - Cornet, Improvisation
Bob Hutsell - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Bob Mayhew - Trumpet
Bob Nolan - Vocals
Bobby Bruce - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Bobby Hackett - Clarinet
Bobby Stark - Trumpet
Boyce Cullen - Trombone
Brad Gowans - Arranger, Trombone (Valve)
Brian Rust - Discographical Information
Bromo Sulser - Violin
Buddy Rich - Drums
Byron Smart - Trumpet
Carl Kress - Banjo, Guitar
Carl Webster - Bowed Bass, Director, String Bass
Cary Ginell - Producer
Charles Strickfaden - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Margulis - Cornet
Chauncey Morehouse - Drums, Vibraphone
Chester Hazlett - Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Alto)
Clarence Holiday - Guitar
Claude Jones - Trombone
Cliff Williams - Drums
Coleman Hawkins - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Cootie Williams - Trumpet
Cuba Austin - Drums, Vibraphone
Dan Levinson - Pitch Adjustment
Dave Bowman - Piano
Dave Wilborn - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
Dee Orr - Drums
Dick Kent - Sax (Alto)
Dick McDonough - Banjo, Guitar
Dick Morgan - Banjo, Guitar
Dick Sudhalter - Liner Notes
Don Carter - Drums
Don Redman - Arranger, Clarinet, Director, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Dudley Fosdick - Mellophonium
Duke Ellington - Director, Piano
Earl Baker - Trumpet
Ed "Snoozer" Quinn - Guitar
Eddie Condon - Guitar
Eddie Lang - Guitar
Elliott Jacoby - Arranger
Emil Seidel - Director, Piano
Enrico Borsetti - Photography
Ernie Caceres - Sax (Baritone)
Fletcher Henderson - Arranger, Director, Piano
Frank Driggs - Photography
Frank Victor - Guitar
Frankie Trumbauer - Arranger, Improvisation, Sax (Alto), Sax (C-Melody)
Fred Guy - Guitar
Fud Livingston - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Fuzzy Farrar - Trumpet
Gene Krupa - Drums
Gene Roselli - Trumpet
Gene Woods - Sax (Alto)
George Marsh - Drums
George Troup - Trombone
George W. Thomas - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Gil Rodin - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Glenn McGaha Miller - Arranger, Trombone
Gus Mayhew - Trombone
Hal Kemp - Clarinet, Director, Sax (Alto)
Hal McDonald - Bells, Cymbals, Drums
Harold Fletcher - Trumpet
Harold George - Bowed Bass
Harold McLean - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Harold Stokes - Arranger, Piano-Accordian
Harry "Buzz" Wernert - Guitar
Harry Bason - Piano
Harry Carney - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Harry Clark - String Bass
Harry Goodman - Bowed Bass
Harry Hines - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Harry Perrella - Piano
Henry Busse - Trumpet
Herb Taylor - Trombone
Hoagy Carmichael - Cello, Piano, Vocals
Irving Friedman - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Irving Kaufman - Vocals
Irving Mills - Director, Violin, Vocals
Ivie Anderson - Vocals
Jack Fulton - Trombone
Jack Plant - Vocals
Jack Russell - Piano
Jack Teagarden - Trombone
Jack Thompson - Trumpet
Jim Devlin - Drums
Jimmi Cannon - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Dorsey - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Jimmy McPartland - Clarinet, Trumpet
Jock Fleming - Trombone
Joe Gillespie - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Joe Hooven - Trumpet
Joe Moxley - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Joe Tarto - Bowed Bass
Joe Tricky Sam Nanton - Trombone
Joe Venuti - Violin
John Bouman - Violin
John Kirby - Bowed Bass
John Nesbitt - Trumpet
John Scott Trotter - Piano
Johnny Hodges - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Juan Tizol - Trombone (Valve)
Jules Cassard - String Bass
Jules Fasthoff - Trombone
K.A. Theck - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Kurt Dieterle - Violin
Langston Curl - Trumpet
Larry Binyon - Sax (Tenor)
Larry Tice - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Laurie Payne - Sax (Baritone)
Lawrence D. Brown - Trombone
Lennie Hayton - Piano
Leo McConville - Trumpet
Lloyd Wallen - Trumpet
Lorin Schulz - Trombone
Lou Raderman - Violin
Louis Rapp - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Lyle Smith - Sax (Tenor)
Manny Klein - Trumpet
Mario Perry - Violin
Matty Malneck - Arranger, Violin
Maurice Bennett - Sax (Tenor)
Maurice Morse - Sax (Alto)
Max Connett - Trumpet
Max Farley - Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Alto)
Mel Miller - Drums
Mickey Bloom - Trumpet
Miff Mole - Trombone
Mike Kieffer - Discographical Information, Liner Notes, Producer, Remastering
Mike Pingatore - Banjo
Mike Trafficante - Bowed Bass
Milt Rettenberg - Piano
Min Leibrook - Sax (Bass)
Misha Russel - Violin
Muggsy Spanier - Clarinet
Myron Schultz - Leader, Violin
Nat Natoli - Trumpet
Neil Waterman - Guitar
Norman Payne - Trumpet
Olly Humphries - Banjo
Oscar Rossberg - Trombone
Paul Lyman - Violin
Paul Weston - Bowed Bass
Paul Whiteman - Leader
Pee Wee Hunt - Trombone
Pete Clark - Sax (Alto)
Prince Robinson - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Ralph Escudero - Bowed Bass
Ray Miller - Director
Ray Noble - Arranger, Cello, Director
Red Ginsler - Trombone
Red Nichols - Trumpet
Red Norvo - Marimba
Reggie Byleth - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Rex Stewart - Clarinet, Trumpet
Russell Procope - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Russell Smith - Trumpet
Saxie Dowell - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Seelye Vidal - Trumpet
Sid Jacobs - String Bass
Sidney Fine - Piano
Skinnay Ennis - Drums
Sonny Greer - Drums
Spike Hughes - String Bass
Stan King - Drums
Steve Brown - String Bass
Stew Pletcher - Trumpet
Todd Rhodes - Cello, Piano
Tommy Dorsey - Trombone
Tunetwisters - Vocals
Van Flemming - Banjo, Vocals
Vernon Brown - Trombone
Vic Berton - Drums
Vic Breidis - Piano
Volly DeFaut - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Walter Johnson Jr. - Drums
Wilbur Hall - Trombone
Volume five of Bix Restored was originally supposed to be a CD version of the grand idea that concludes Sunbeam's original Sincerely, Bix Beiderbecke LP set -- demonstrating the influence that Beiderbecke had upon his colleagues and successors. Yet with the inclusion of three recently found Bix outtakes -- the first such discovery in 30 years or so -- this album became a must-have for Bix fanatics. Not-so-dedicated outsiders may wonder what all the shouting is about. Only one of the selections ("Futuristic Rhythm") contains a full-blown new Beiderbecke solo, whereas "Ol' Man River" with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra has only a brief, two-bar appearance by Bix that is almost identical with the original, and "Raisin' the Roof" contains only two Bix statements of the bridge of the tune. In his fascinating liner notes, Bix scholar Richard Sudhalter readily acknowledges some disappointment. Still, "Futuristic Rhythm" may well be worth the price of admission, for Bix's solo is different and equally as inventive as that of the released take, with a neat new smear to open the last eight bars. And it's a great record, too, with a jumping, genuinely prophetic rhythm. After the Bix addenda comes a parade of soloists and bands from the late '20s and 1930s, whether trumpeters like Red Nichols, Jimmy McPartland, and Andy Secrest, who openly evoke Bix's tone and phrasing, non-trumpeters (Benny Goodman on alto sax, a scatting Bing Crosby) who incorporated the Bix influence in their sound at one time, or performers like Rex Stewart and Red Norvo who put their own spins on Bix's repertoire. There are few masterpieces on the tour (Duke Ellington's swingin' "Kissin' My Baby Good-Night" is one), some simpering period vocals to wade through, and one sexy anachronism, a 1934 vocalese version of "Singin' the Blues" by Marion Harris that would have been at home in the 1950s! Sunbeam's aim is to carefully remaster and issue every note Beiderbecke ever played in front of a microphone or recording horn -- and pending discovery of any hitherto-unknown rejected outtakes in some cobwebbed closet, they have done it, with valuable historical perspective in the deal.
---Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide |
