[Dixielandjazz] Bixing

[Stephen G Barbone]

On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Jim Hillesheim wrote:

> I've got to ask, what is "Bixing"? Origin?
>
> Jim, clueless in Kansas
>
> On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
>
>> Andy Ling wrote about the possibility of bop developing from swing  
>> musicians who were bored at playing swing dances. Therefore they  
>> tried something new. ......... SNP TO
>> Here are facts or myths for Bixing speculation. . . . .
>> (Remainder Snipped for Brevity)

Dear Jim:

Bixing, as used above refers originally to the many myths that persist  
about the life and music of Bix Beiderbecke. It is used in a general  
sense to describe myths that persist about anything.

When someone repeats or makes up "noxious quantities of hearsay,  
romantic rumor, conjecture, tall stories, political correctness and  
trace quantities of trash" that person is said to be "Bixing"

"Bixing", therefore, "may impair your ability to discern reality from  
conjecture and truth from twaddle. Severe cases may be harmful to  
mental health."

Author Malcolm Shaw contends, in short that "Myths, Lies and Political  
Correctness in Jazz Research " is "BIXING"

For more information see his Bixing article at: http://www.rustbooks.com/articles/Bixing%202.pdf

And credit UK list member and excellent jazz musician Ken Mathieson  
for leading us to the above article, this past January 9th.

Those of us in the USA are currently marveling at the amount of Bixing  
that has leaked over into our political scene. Substitute "Political  
Speech" for "Jazz Research" above. VBG.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband