"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast" -Oscar Wilde |
"The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself." -- Proverbs 11:25 |
It turns out that Bix' embouchure was as unorthodox as his valve technique and that he played with puffed cheeks - something which was not known before the discovery of this footage. Although it has been claimed that Bix misses notes and/or plays some notes without puffed cheeks, it is now clear that in fact he is written into the score for only a few notes of the passage and that he deliberately skips notes. Every note he does play is with puffed cheeks.
Labels: music
mrs. jp
So you're a fan of the Beiderbecke Man, huh? I am, too! I've got every recording he ever made.
God rest his soul.
Tom Degan
What Are You Waiting For, Mary?
Man! I love this stuff!
Tom Degan