![]() ![]() In 1923, Beiderbecke became the starcornetist of the Wolverines and a year later this spirited group made someclassic recordings.In late 1924, Beiderbecke left the Wolverines to join Jean Goldkette's orchestrabut his inability to read music resulted in him losing the job. ![]() After a brief period athome he became a full-time musician. Influenced by the original Dixieland Jazz Band, Beiderbecke cravedthe freedom of jazz but his straight-laced parents felt he was being frivolous.He was sent to Lake Forest Military Academy in 1921 but, by coincidence, itwas located fairly close to Chicago, the center of jazz at the time.īeiderbeckewas eventually expelled he missed so many classes. While he had conventional training on the piano, he taught himselfthe cornet. ![]() Possessor of a beautiful, distinctive tone anda strikingly original improvising style, Beiderbecke's only competitor amongcornetists in the '20s was Louis Armstrong but (due to their different soundsand styles) one really could not compare them.Beiderbecke was a bit of a child prodigy, picking out tunes on the piano whenhe was three. His colorfullife, quick rise and fall, and eventual status as a martyr made him a legendeven before he died, and he has long stood as proof that not all the innovatorsin jazz history were black. BixBEIDERBECKEreal name: Leon Bix Beiderbecke Born in Davenport, IA Died Aug6, 1931 in New York, NYBix Beiderbecke was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1920s. ![]()
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