name

Bix Beiderbecke, Trumpet/Cornet

dates

b. March 10, 1903; d. August 06, 1931

birth place

Davenport, IA

description

Lyrical early jazz cornetist, who came under the spell of Louis Armstrong and worked with the Wolverines, Jean Goldkette, Frankie Trumbauer, and later Paul Whiteman.

hot disc

Singin' the Blues, Vol. 1

more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bix_Beiderbecke