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THE PHIL EVANS
COLLECTION
Page Three
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FRED BERGIN & HIS ORCHESTRA
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DID YOU KNOW? That Bix was in
the Gennett Studio when Jelly Roll
Morton made those famous sides with
the New Orleans Rhythm Kings? He
went there with his pal, Don Murray.
And for weeks afterwards all that
Bix and Don could talk about was the
greatness of Jelly Roll Morton! Which
would be something that the three of
them had in common!
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Hoagy
Stardust
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HOAGY - As the leader of
Carmichael's Collegians
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HOAGY - As the leader of
Carmichael's Capuchins?
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BUT.. he did clean up
rather well! I wonder if
he was aware of the
caterpillar that had crawled
up on his upper lip?
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To have been Hoagy Carmichael in
the Mid 1920's, must have been a
wonderful thing.
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DID YOU KNOW? Charles Margulis the "Great
Gabbo" himself, was one of Bix's biggest fans?
He had worked for various Goldkette outfits
himself before joining Whiteman. He hung around
the Victor Orchestra as often as he could, so he
could hear and hang out with Bix. Gabbo was
present when many of those great Goldkette
stories took place! He was also one of the people
who did NOT want to talk about Bix. He was
disgusted with everything that had been written
about Bix before Phil contacted him. He was yet
another who said that he had never seen anything
in print that came close to describing his friend
as he knew him. Margulis was considered one of
the finest lead trumpet men of his time. When
listening to his voice while he's recalling Bix, it's
plain to hear how much he loved the guy as a
person, and admired the man as a musician. He
also mentions that in his opinion, Bix was the
greatest creator of jazz music - ever! He placed
Bix even over Louis Armstrong. And he loved Louis
as much as any other horn player does. Gabbo &
Pops were good friends as well.
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Here's Bing Crosby
and his violin. He was
so good that when he
decided that he'd
rather sing, the only
person who could fill
his shoes was Joe
Venuti!
Not really true, of course, I have to
put this disclaimer in because
someone will end up quoting me and
say I'm trying to pass this off as
fact. And that's just sad...
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This is Bix - Happy,
Content & exactly where
he wanted to be, in Paul
Whiteman's Orchestra.
And when he wasn't with
this orchestra, he
couldn't wait to get back.
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Bix with Pee Wee and Mezz.
Mezz can't believe that he's
found two white guys who can
play jazz. He's hoping that
they can show him how...
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A Couple of hot kids enjoying their fame.
Harry Barris & Skin Young. I think there
was another guy with them, I Believe he
ended up selling orange juice. A couple of
years later, Skin had a bit of trouble when
Cliff Edwards came home early one day and
caught Skin in the act with his wife.
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Here's a nice "on location" photo of
the Jean Goldkette Orchestra. It's
Pre-Bix, but still a nice photograph!
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