This sends chills down my spine, Tram and Eddie's work here is great but Bix is astonishing on this number. If ever a time machine is invented I'll take going back to the 20s to meet him and Louis as my first stop, hope this happens!
When they play this in Ken Burns jazz documentary as a backdrop addressing Bix's life it just makes it even more emotional. Always shed a tear there. Heartbreaking.
We are back in the Roaring Twenties with a beautiful tune played in a stunning way - I simply love it, and am dreaming me back to this year of 1927 when it was possible to meet Mr. Bix himself!
Beiderbecke's solo on this piece made me fall in love with jazz, with music. Of course, the marvelous " Singin the Blues " gets more mention, and is more revered by musicians ( from Lester young all the way to Coltrane ). But here, at 1:30, is a Phoenix rising from the ashes. It changes the entire momentum of the song, it seems to wake up the others. Even the drumming goes from lackluster to prominent.
Wherever you are Bix, I hope you get some happiness knowing that people are still listening to your music and appreciating your genius almost a hundred years later. Rest in peace. You will never be forgotten.
I plan on having my ashes interred at Arlington cemetery. My first American ancestor came to Virginia in the 1680's and I want this played at my funeral!