Mississippi Rag Article
The June 2003 issue of the Mississippi Rag carries a four-page article “Copying Bix: Cornet Solos From Bix Beiderbecke’s First Three Recording Sessions” by Albert Haim.
The article discusses in depth the fact that Bix’s solos in the Wolverines recordings of “Jazz Me Blues” “Copenhagen” and “Tiger Rag” were copied by several cornetists/trumpeters soon after the recordings were issued. The author provides a hypothesis to explain how Bix’s solo in Tiger Rag was copied in recordings from 1925-1927 in spite of the fact that the commercial records of Tiger Rag were not issued until 1936.
Images of the record labels and of the Wolverine Orchestra are included.
The article is documented with citations and references.