Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? – Cradle Of Love

Cradle of Love On January 24, 1929, in Chicago, IL, Ray Miller and his Orchestra recorded three sides. One of these was Cradle of Love. Brad Kay, a musician from Los Angeles, Bixophile, and record collector, made a presentation about this recording on March 12, 1999, at the Tribute to Bix in Libertyville, IL. Brad’s presentation, […]

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? – Waiting At the End of the Road

Waiting At the End of the Road This recording, made by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra on September 13, 1929, has almost always been viewed as Bix’s last with Paul. It is included in the Masters of Jazz and Bixology sets, in Brian Rust’s Jazz Records discography, and in Sudhalter and Evans. Marc Richard in the Masters […]

Analysis of Some Recordings: Is It Bix Or Not? – One Night In Havana

One Night in Havana This recording was made by Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra on September 15, 1930, the day of Bix’s last appearance on wax. This recording appears in Rust’s discography and in the Sunbeam set including Bix. Sudhalter and Evans, and Evans and Evans specifically state that Bix did not play in this […]