Beiderbecke
Americannoun
noun
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Carmichael wanted to quickly capture the tune that was famously inspired by a girl, the improvisational prowess of his cornetist friend Bix Beiderbecke or maybe both.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2020
A year later he appeared in “Young Man With a Horn,” in the title role of a troubled jazz trumpet player modeled on Bix Beiderbecke.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2020
His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were guitarists, and his trumpet-playing and bandleading uncle Phil became an early influence on jazz musicians such as Bix Beiderbecke and Red Nichols.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2015
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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