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Bix Beiderbecke And The Chicago Cornets
| Recorded | c. 1974 |
|---|---|
| Label | Milestone |
| Released | 1974 |
| Personnel | 23 credited players |
| Discogs | master 395208 |
The record
A Milestone reissue gathering mid-'20s sides by Bix and the Chicago cornet school, tracing the hot, white-jazz lineage that ran parallel to and fed off the Austin High Gang. McPartland and Spanier's cornets sit alongside Bix's own, mapping a scene as much as a solo career.
Session personnel
- Bob Gillette — banjo
- Howdy Quicksell — banjo
- Marvin Saxbe — banjo, guitar
- Don Murray — clarinet
- Volly De Faut — clarinet
- Jimmy Hartwell — clarinet, alto saxophone
- Bix Beiderbecke — cornet
- Jimmy McPartland — cornet
- Muggsy Spanier — cornet
- Tommy Gargano — drums
- Vic Moore — drums
- Dick Voynow — piano
- Mel Stitzel — piano
- Paul Madeira Mertz — piano
- Rube Bloom — piano
- Frankie Trumbauer — saxophone [c-melody]
- George Johnson — tenor saxophone
- Al Gande — trombone
- George Brunies — trombone
- Guy Carey — trombone
- Miff Mole — trombone
- Tommy Dorsey — trombone
- Min Leibrook — tuba
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1974 | Milestone (4) · 47019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1974 | Milestone |
| 1974 | Milestone (4) · M-47019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1975 | Milestone (4) · 2 C 178 96411/2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Milestone (4) · M13877 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Milestone (4) · HB 6070 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1992 | Milestone (4) · MCD-47019-2 — CD, Compilation |
| 1992 | Milestone (4) · MCD-47019-2 — CD, Compilation |
| 1992 | Milestone (4) · MCD-47019 — CD, Compilation, Club Edition |
| — | Milestone (4) · M-47019 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |