Bix solo analysis.pdf

Solo Analysis Bix Beiderbecke's solo in Singin' The Blues *first 16 bars

Let's Listen to Bix! Bix with the Frankie Trumbauer Orchestra, 1927

Who Was Bix? Full Name: Leon Bismark Beiderbecke (born March 10, 1903) - Played cornet but also piano - Learned to play largely by ear  - Died when he was 28 from problems with alcohol - Viewed as one of the jazz legends doomed to a tragic end

Why did he play like that? -Bix was a very melodic player. He played "sweet jazz." -Sweet jazz was a style that was mellower in tempo and in solo content than Hot jazz. -Bix was a player who rarely played fast, or went up to the altissimo range.

So, how would this look in writing? Check out my transcription:

Look and Listen

Thanks for Listening!