Bix & Tram [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Bix Beiderbecke & Frankie Trumbauer (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Jsp Records
• ASIN: B00006BT4G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,218 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Trumbology

2. Clarinet Marmalade

3. Singin' The Blues

4. Ostrich Walk

5. Riverboat Shuttle

6. I'm Coming Virginia

7. Way Down Younder In New Orleans

8. For No Reason At All In C

9. Three Blinds Mice

10. Blue River

11. There's A Cradle In Caroline

12. Wringin' And Twistin'

13. Humpty Dupty

14. Krazy Kat

15. Baltimore

16. There Ain't No Land Like Dixie Land To Me

17. There's A Cradle In Caroline

18. Just An Hour Of Love

19. I'm Wondering Who

20. At The Jazz Band Ball

See all 80 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

One of the many myths told about Bix Beiderbecke is that he played out his tragically brief career in the company of inferior musicians who didn't understand his advanced musical ideas. Bix & Tram neatly demolishes that canard by presenting four CDs of Beiderbecke playing with saxophonist Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer, who not only understood what Bix was trying to do, he also had more than a few smart ideas of his own. The bulk of these tracks were recorded for the Okeh record label between 1927 and 1929--mostly under the name of Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra--and include some of the finest white jazz players of the day, such as Eddie Lang, Adrian Rollini, and Jimmy Dorsey. On selections like "Singin' the Blues" and "Riverboat Shuffle" Beiderbecke's cerebral coronet is perfectly balanced by Trumbauer's lyrical saxophone. JSP has done an excellent job of cleaning up these old recordings and has included some succinct but informative liner notes. Bix & Tram is a fitting tribute to one of the most enduring musical partnerships in jazz history. --Michael Simmons

Product Description

Four CD Box Set. Features the Now Legendary Three Original Bix and Tram CD Releases, which have Long Been Deleted, with a Bonus Disc of Rare Tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent selection in excellent sound, February 16, 2006

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bukhtan (Chicago, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bix & Tram (Audio CD)

These four CD's stand, in my opinion, as one of the monuments of the work of the late great John R. T. Davies, scarcely less remarkable than his remastering of the Armstrong Hot Fives and Hot Sevens. Alas, they stand in direct competition to the new Mosaic set, also documenting the symbiosis of Frankie Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke. Both sets make available much of the best work of these two musicians, Bix lionized, Tram far less well-known but certainly worth the attention of anyone who cares about music, whether it is called "jazz" or not. As for Bix, these CD's include not only his work performances with Trumbauer, but his beautiful "Bix Beiderbeck & his Gang" sides, and his occasional piano work.
There has been increasing criticism of JSP, with the purport that it steals sound recordings in ways that clearly go beyond the law, not limiting itself to picking up performances, such as these, which have fallen out of the fifty-year international copyright protection. This particular set is clearly a legitimate re-mastering, not a burn-over. Listeners will have to make their own decision between this and the Mosaic set.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No less than a time machine!, December 15, 2005

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C. Redenza (Finland, Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bix & Tram (Audio CD)

Rarely you are able to hear as well remastered recordings as these ones. Actually, they will bring you to the year 1927! You will get shivers when you listen to this, especially record # 1 in this box. One of the best cd boxes I have ever purchased.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sound Not Bad - Material a Mixed Bag!, July 16, 2007

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Giradman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bix & Tram (Audio CD)

Just finished listening to this set, and must say that the sound from these '20s recordings is not bad at all (and I own plenty of this re-mastered material); I would probably rate this 4*, but went up a notch to counteract the ridiculous 1* rating by another reviewer - not sure 'what' he was listening to relatvie to the comments made. The material is generally good although some of the vocal work on later discs can become rather annoying (just the singing style of the time - better appreciated in 'small doses'); but for the 'price of admission' this is an invaluable collection of recordings w/ Bix & Tram (and plenty of other famous jazz performers in their early years) together!