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Beiderbecke

American  
[bahy-der-bek] / ˈbaɪ dərˌbɛk /

noun

  1. Leon Bismarck Bix, 1903–31, U.S. jazz cornetist and composer.


Beiderbecke British  
/ ˈbaɪdəˌbɛk /

noun

  1. Leon Bismarcke , known as Bix . 1903–31, US jazz cornettist, composer, and pianist

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A child prodigy, Beiderbecke first fell in love with jazz via the frenetically bouncy tune “Tiger Rag.”

From New York Times Aug. 5, 2021

Most prominently through the San Antonio-based Jim Cullum Jazz Band, he devoted his career to resurrecting music popularized by the likes of Beiderbecke, Armstrong, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton and Sidney Bechet.

From Washington Post Aug. 12, 2019

Wundram championed pothole repairs, downtown Davenport renovation, circuses that came to down and the memory of jazz great Bix Beiderbecke.

From Washington Times May 7, 2018

This performance almost seems through-composed, and it’s so beautiful to hear Clark’s unique interpretation of this iconic Bix Beiderbecke composition.…

From The New Yorker Jul. 16, 2014

The Chicago-born cornetist, heavily influenced by Bix Beiderbecke, was an infantryman stationed in Belgium when he met Marian during her USO tour in 1944.

From Seattle Times Oct. 3, 2012

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