[Dixielandjazz] origins of the tune "Stardust"

[Tom Belmessieri]

Ric,

I don't know the complete origin but I read somewhere that he got some of 
his ideas for certain passages of the tune from the playing style of Bix 
Beiderbecke.

Tom B.
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>From: "Ric Giorgi" <ricgiorgi at sympatico.ca>
>To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] origins of the tune "Stardust"
>Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 11:22:17 -0400
>
>Does anyone know the origins of the tune "Stardust" (Hoagy C.)? I seem to
>remember reading that he had said it came to him one cold and starry night
>while he was scurrying across campus (U of Indiana) as an up-tempo number.
>Another story I've heard is that he wrote it in the "Book Nook" pub on
>campus where he played all the time.
>
>Are there any online references to the origins?
>
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