Bibliograph

Bix, 'ain't none of them play like him yet', a Bridge Film Production ; narration written by Brigitte Berman, Val Ross ; produced and directed by Brigitte Berman

Type

Label

Bix, 'ain't none of them play like him yet', a Bridge Film Production ; narration written by Brigitte Berman, Val Ross ; produced and directed by Brigitte Berman

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Bix

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

1310985407

Responsibility statement

a Bridge Film Production ; narration written by Brigitte Berman, Val Ross ; produced and directed by Brigitte Berman

Runtime

116

Sub title

'ain't none of them play like him yet'

Summary

Cornetist/pianist/composer Leon 'Bix' Beiderbecke (1903-1931) was jazz's man who got away - the James Dean, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain of his day. Born in Davenport, Iowa into an upper-middle-class family, Beiderbecke became a legend even in his short lifetime, bringing amazing new energy and unprecedented maturity to the music and influencing generations of musicians. After a bout battling alcoholism, Bix died in Sunnyside, Queens on August 6, 1931. The cause of death was lobar pneumonia. He was 28. Using archival photographs and rare footage (including the three sole momentary fragments capturing Bix on film) and interviews with friends and colleagues (including jazz greats Hoagy Carmichael, Doc Cheatham, Artie Shaw, et al.), Oscar winner Brigitte Berman's acclaimed documentary (which won the Bronze Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival) paints a vivid portrait of a vanished era and brings to life the only cornetist Louis Armstrong regarded as an equal (the quotation in the film's title was once spoken by Armstrong)

Technique

live action

Classification