1 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Jazz Me Blues 	3:02
2 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	At The Jazz Band Ball 	2:51
3 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Royal Garden Blues 	2:59
4 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Sorry 	2:52
5 	–Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra 	Singin' The Blues 	2:55
6 	–Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra 	I'm Comin' Virginia 	3:07
7 	–Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra 	Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 	2:50
8 	–Tram*, Bix* And Eddie* 	For No Reason At All In "C" 	3:01
9 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Goose Pimples 	3:15
10 	–Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra 	Trumbology 	3:00
11 	–Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra 	Ostrich Walk 	3:05
12 	–Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra 	Riverboat Shuffle 	3:07
13 	–Bix And His Rhythm Jugglers 	Davenport Blues 	2:46
14 	–The Wolverine Orchestra 	Copenhagen 	2:27
15 	–The Wolverine Orchestra 	Fidgety Feet 	2:18
16 	–The Wolverine Orchestra 	Tiger Rag 	2:32
17 	–Bix Beiderbecke 	In A Mist (Bixology) 	2:42
18 	–Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra 	Clementine (From "New Orleans") 	2:59
19 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Thou Swell 	2:58
20 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Ol' Man River 	3:04
21 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Wa-Da-Da (Ev'rybody's Doin' It Now) 	3:00
22 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Louisiana 	2:48
23 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang 	Margie 	2:53
24 	–Bix Beiderbecke And His Orchestra 	I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure 	3:02
25 	–Hoagy Carmichael And His Orchestra 	Bessie Couldn't Help It 	2:55

Alto Saxophone – Arnold Brilhart (25), Doc Ryker (5, 18)
Banjo – Bob Gillette (15), Howdy Quicksell (18)
Bass – Steve Brown (18)
Bass Saxophone – Adrian Rollini (1 to 4, 9), Min Leibrook (19 to 25)
Clarinet – Don Murray (1 to 4, 9), Izzy Friedman (19 to 23)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Benny Goodman (24), Jimmy Dorsey (5, 10, 24, 25), Jimmy Hartwell (14 to 16)
Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone – Don Murray (6, 7,11,12,18)
Cornet – Bix Beiderbecke (1 to 16, 18 to 25)
Drums – Chauncey Morehouse (1 to7, 9 to 12, 18), Gene Krupa (24, 25), Harold MacDonald (19),
 Harry Gale (20, 21), Tommy Gargano (13), Vic Moore (14 to 16)
Guitar – Eddie Lang (5 to 8, 10 to 12, 18, 25)
Piano – Bix Beiderbecke (8, 17), Dick Voynow (15), Frank Signorelli (1 to 4, 9), Irving Brodsky (24, 25),
 Itzie Riskin (6, 7, 11, 12, 18), Lennie Hayton (20, 21), Paul Mertz (13), Roy Bargy (22, 23)
Piano, Timpani, Harmonium – Lennie Hayton (22, 23)
Saxophone [Melody] – Frankie Trumbauer (5 to 8,10, 11, 12, 18)
Tenor Saxophone – Bud Freeman (24, 25), George Johnson (14 to 16)
Trombone – Al Gande (15), Bill Rank (1 to 7,9 to 12, 18 to 23), Boyce Cullen (25), Jack Teagarden (25),
 Lloyd Turner (18), Tommy Dorsey (13)
Trumpet – Fuzzy Ferrar (18), Ray Lodwig (18, 24, 25)
Tuba – Min Leibrook (14 to 16)
Violin – Joe Venuti (18, 25)
Vocals – Hoagy Carmichael (25), Wes Vaughan (24)
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Guitar - Bob Gillette or unknown (14,16)
Piano - Paul Mertz or Itzie Riskin (5,10)
Banjo or Guitar - probably Howdy Quicksell (10)
Alto Saxophone - probably Ernest "Red" Ingle (6,7,11,12)
Piano - Roy Bargy or Tom Satterfield (19)
Drums - probably George Marsh (22,23)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone - probably Pee Wee Russell (24)

Bixology is the alternate title of Bix Beiderbecke's piano-composed etude, "In a Mist." In the wonderful world of reissued classic jazz, Bixology is also a logical choice for the title of a Beiderbecke anthology. Indeed there are several on the market that share this heading. Issued in 1999, the Giants of Jazz Bixology is a haphazard grab bag of 25 recordings culled from Beiderbecke's all-too-brief career. Opening with the fabulous "Jazz Me Blues" as played by the Wolverines on February 18, 1924, this overview skims through some of the records Beiderbecke made in cahoots with his C melody saxophone-toting friend Frankie Trumbauer, tosses in "Trumbology" which is a spotlight feature for Trumbauer (and not Beiderbecke); touches upon Beiderbecke's magnum opus the "Davenport Blues," and stumbles over several more Wolverines sides as if accidentally or unconsciously treading a path already trodden. The producers then saw fit to sample the sounds of Beiderbecke with the Jean Goldkette Orchestra, dole out a few more examples of Beiderbecke as a leader and finish off with "Bessie Couldn't Help It," a twilight offering from the ailing alcoholic cornetist who sat in with Hoagy Carmichael's group on September 15, 1930. It's always wonderful to hear Beiderbecke, but better anthologies are available. This one seems as unsavory as its sloppy cover art, a smudged and blotted attempt at portraiture that bears little resemblance to the Bix Beiderbecke we know and love. Who is that creature trapped in careless sketchy pigments? It looks like a cross between movie mobster James Cagney and rock promoter Bill Graham of Fillmore fame. The effect is oddly unpleasant. Beiderbecke was such an interesting looking fellow. ---arwulf arwulf, AllMusic Review

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CD 1:
    Trumbology (3:02)
    Clarinet Marmalade (3:16)
    Singin' the Blues (3:03)
    Ostrich Walk (3:08)
    Riverboat Shuffle (3:10)
    I'm Coming Virginia (3:13)
    Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (2:53)
    For No Reason at All in C (3:05)
    Three Blind Mice (3:04)
    Blue River (3:19)
    There's a Cradle in Caroline (3:04)
    In a Mist (2:47)
    Wringin' and Twistin' (2:56)
    Humpty Dumpty (3:04)
    Krazy Kat (3:04)
    The Baltimore (3:02)
    There Ain't No Land Like Dixieland to Me (3:04)
    There's a Cradle in Caroline (2:57)
    Just an Hour of Love (2:54)
    I'm Wonderin' Who (2:51)

CD 2:
    Three Blind Mice #1 (2:54)
    Three Blind Mice #2 (2:53)
    Clorinda #1 (2:59)
    Clorinda #2 (3:05)
    I'm More Than Satisifed #1 (3:12)
    I'm More Than Satisifed #2 (3:12)
    At the Jazz Band Ball (2:53)
    Royal Garden Blues (3:04)
    Jazz Me Blues (3:05)
    Goose Pimples (3:19)
    Sorry (2:56)
    Cryin' All Day (3:05)
    A Good Man Is Hard to Find (3:04)
    Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down (3:06)
    Sugar (3:10)
    There'll Come a Time (Wait and See) (2:56)
    Jubilee (3:18)
    Mississippi Mud (3:10)
    Oh Gee!-Oh Joy! (2:51)
    Why Do I Love You? (2:53)
    Ol' Man River (3:01)
    Our Bungalow of Dreams (3:03)
    Lila (2:57)

This double-CD Japanese set is essentially the American Bix Beiderbecke, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 -- originally on the Columbia label -- combined in one package, in a wide jewel case with session information in English and annotation in Japanese. ---Brucer Eder, AllMusic Review

Bix Beiderbecke was one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 1920s. His colorful life, quick rise and fall, and eventual status as a martyr made him a legend even before he died, and he has long stood as proof that not all the innovators in jazz history were black. Possessor of a beautiful, distinctive tone and a strikingly original improvising style, Beiderbecke's only competitor among cornetists in the '20s was Louis Armstrong but (due to their different sounds and styles) one really could not compare them.

Beiderbecke was a bit of a child prodigy, picking out tunes on the piano when he was three. While he had conventional training on the piano, he taught himself the cornet. Influenced by the original Dixieland Jazz Band, Beiderbecke craved the freedom of jazz but his straight-laced parents felt he was being frivolous. He was sent to Lake Forest Military Academy in 1921 but, by coincidence, it was located fairly close to Chicago, the center of jazz at the time. Beiderbecke was eventually expelled he missed so many classes. After a brief period at home he became a full-time musician. In 1923, Beiderbecke became the star cornetist of the Wolverines and a year later this spirited group made some classic recordings.

In late 1924, Beiderbecke left the Wolverines to join Jean Goldkette's orchestra but his inability to read music resulted in him losing the job. In 1925, he spent time in Chicago and worked on his reading abilities. The following year he spent time with Frankie Trumbauer's orchestra in St. Louis. Although already an alcoholic, 1927 would be Beiderbecke's greatest year. He worked with Jean Goldkette's orchestra (most of their records are unfortunately quite commercial), recorded his piano masterpiece "In a Mist" (one of his four Debussy-inspired originals), cut many classic sides with a small group headed by Trumbauer (including his greatest solos: "Singin' the Blues," "I'm Comin' Virginia," and "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"), and then signed up with Paul Whiteman's huge and prosperous orchestra. Although revisionist historians would later claim that Whiteman's wide mixture of repertoire (much of it outside of jazz) drove Beiderbecke to drink, he actually enjoyed the prestige of being with the most popular band of the decade. Beiderbecke's favorite personal solo was his written-out part on George Gershwin's "Concerto in F."

With Whiteman, Beiderbecke's solos tended to be short moments of magic, sometimes in odd settings; his brilliant chorus on "Sweet Sue" is a perfect example. He was productive throughout 1928, but by the following year his drinking really began to catch up with him. Beiderbecke had a breakdown, made a comeback, and then in September 1929 was reluctantly sent back to Davenport to recover. Unfortunately, Beiderbecke made a few sad records in 1930 before his death at age 28. The bad liquor of the Prohibition era did him in.

For the full story, Bix: Man & Legend is a remarkably detailed book. Beiderbecke's recordings (even the obscure ones) are continually in print, for his followers believe that every note he played was special. ---Scott Yanow, allmusic.com

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