Bix Beiderbecke, Volume I: Singin' The Blues

Bix Beiderbecke | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 30, 1990
• Label: Columbia Jazz Masterpieces
• Copyright: Originally Released 1927 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
• Total Length: 1:00:48
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• ASIN: B00138F6IE
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,702 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sound could be better, October 11, 2006

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Thomoz "Audio nut" (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues (Audio CD)

One of the other reviews commented how this disc had no surface noise? Well, they're right. The noise reduction (sounds like an older analog process) removed enough of the upper frequencies that the label chose to add echo after the fact to cover up their handiwork. So, "Blue River" is a brilliant performance . . . but it appears here in mediocre sound. For my money, the best sounding set out there NOT on Mosaic is the 2-cd 'Jazz Tribune Vol 48' on RCA (a US release).
There is a WORSE sounding Beiderbecke cd out there, with Orrin Keepnews' name on it yet. BUT . . . that's another story.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Six-star music, docked for outdated restoration, May 14, 2008

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Thomas Bumbera (Maplewood, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues (Audio CD)

In addition to being among the most influential and beautiful jazz sides ever recorded, the original Okeh 78s were exceptionally well-recorded for their day, as any collector lucky enough to own one will tell you. Digital remastering was in its early days when Columbia issued this and its companion Bix disc, and it shows; the sound is flat, with the brilliance of the highs all but gone. It's shameful that Sony/BMG, which now owns nearly EVERYTHING Bix recorded, including the Columbia and Victor Whiteman sides, has not done justice to Bix by releasing the beautiful boxed set that collectors worldwide would welcome. In the meantime, the best restorations thus far are the "Bix Restored" sets, and that's where you should begin if you have interest in Bix or the best of late 20s jazz in general.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a true genius, January 12, 1999

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daniel "blues guy" (Valley Cottage, NY, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues (Audio CD)

he really was a genius. his solo in 'singing the blues', and the climax of 'riverboat shuffle' are some of the most beautiful things i've ever heard, which is saying a lot. the absolutely pure sound that he got from the horn comes across clearly in these disc recordings.