[Dixielandjazz] Krupa & Bix

[Stan Brager]

Phil Evans in "Bix The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story" says that Chauncey
Morehouse was the drummer for the entire session. On "Bessie...", Evans
notes that Jack Teagarden did the intro on take 1 (released on Dec 31, 1931)
and Bix did the intro to take 2 (released on July 30, 1936). 

Evans also includes a "The Family Circus" cartoon by Bill Keane with a
father listening to music and the daughter holding an LP cover with the name
"Bix Beiderbecke" on it and saying to her friend "Daddy's listening to an
old trumpet player named "Big Spider Beck".

Stan
Stan Brager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: christopher tyle [mailto:cornet at clearwire.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 4:37 PM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Krupa & Bix
> 
> Steve B wrote:
> "Read the comment numbers 7 & 8 carefully to figure out where Bix comes
> in. At 1:30 or at 2:44? Note also that some discographers say it was
> Chauncey Morehouse on drums, not Krupa.
> 
> Bill Haesler, who was the drummer?"
> 
> Bix at 2:44 . Lodwig at 1:30, but not playing into a derby - perhaps a
> solotone mute with his hand over the front part.
> 
> Definitely Krupa, based on the playing from "Bessie Couldn't Help It"
> from
> the same session.
> BTW, "Bessie..." is the first recording of a drummer (Krupa) playing a
> ride
> cymbal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12uOMZpry5Y
> (at 1:11 behind Bud Freeman) (he does the same thing on the other take,
> too). As far as I know, there are no recordings from that time period
> of
> Morehouse playing ride cymbal. But the drumming on "Bessie" reminds me
> of
> Zutty SIngleton, which would make sense if it was Krupa, since Zutty
> was one
> of his favorites.
> 
> Tom Lord's discography lists Morehouse, but also states "instead of
> Krupa ?"
> Obviously implying some question of Morehouse's presence.
> 
> Possibly Phil Evans' discography might shed more light. I don't own a
> copy.
> It seems to me, however, that the late 1930s reissue album of Bix
> recordings
> on Victor listed Krupa on "Bessie." But I no longer have the record and
> can't confirm.
> 
> Cheers,
> Marvin