BIX: "ain't none of them play like him yet"

What makes [BIX] extraordinary is the story it tells of an uncanny musician and his beautiful playing and songs. Read full review
-- Glenn Kenny, New York Times

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BIX: "ain't none of them play like him yet"

Cornetist / pianist / composer Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903-1931) was jazz's man who got away - the James Dean, Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain of his day. Born in Davenport, Iowa into an upper middle-class family, Beiderbecke became a legend even in his short lifetime, bringing an amazing new energy and unprecedented maturity to the music and influencing generations of musicians. After years of battling alcoholism, Bix died in Sunnyside, Queens on August 6, 1931. The cause of death was given as lobar pneumonia. He was 28.

Using archival photographs and rare footage (including the three sole momentary fragments capturing Bix on film) and interviews with friends and colleagues (including jazz greats Hoagy Carmichael, Doc Cheatham, Artie Shaw, et al.), Oscar winner Brigitte Berman's acclaimed documentary paints a vivid portrait of a vanished era and brings to life the only trumpeter Louis Armstrong regarded as an equal (the quotation in the film's title was once spoken by Armstrong).
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Culture Vulture, Jazz, Music, Bio-pic
Runtime
116
Language
English
Director
Brigitte Berman

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