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 a bout battling alcoholism, Bix died in Sunnyside, Queens on August 6, 1931. The cause of death was lobar pneumonia. He was 28.
Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet' (1982)
Directed by Brigitte Berman
Genres - Biography, Documentary |
Release Date - Dec 25, 1982 |
Run Time - 116 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Alcoholism, Beiderbecke, Death, Energy, Family, Middle-class, Monarch, Music, Musician, Pneumonia, Queen, Short
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Bix
DK, FI
Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet'
US