[Dixielandjazz] Bixing

[Jim Hillesheim]

Hello Steve,

Thanks so much for your response, and to others, for bringing Malcolm Shaw's essay to our attention, and then to my attention in particular. Refreshing stuff to say the least. Having spent some 40 years at a major university on the faculty I'm all-too-familiar with PC doctrine, and its generally corrupting influence, in my opinion at least. Now, thanks to Shaw, I've added Bixing to my vocabulary.

As a life-long lover of OKOM I'm thankful that I discovered this list several years ago. It seems like I can never get enough of the stuff discussed on this list, including the banter, such as that between you and Bill.

Cheers,

Jim,

Lawrence, Kansas

On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:30 AM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:

> On Jan 11, 2012, at 10:08 PM, Jim Hillesheim wrote:
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>> I've got to ask, what is "Bixing"? Origin?
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>> Jim, clueless in Kansas
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>> On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
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>>> 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)
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> Dear Jim:
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> 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.
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> 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"
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> "Bixing", therefore, "may impair your ability to discern reality from conjecture and truth from twaddle. Severe cases may be harmful to mental health."
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> Author Malcolm Shaw contends, in short that "Myths, Lies and Political Correctness in Jazz Research " is "BIXING"
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> For more information see his Bixing article at: http://www.rustbooks.com/articles/Bixing%202.pdf
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> And credit UK list member and excellent jazz musician Ken Mathieson for leading us to the above article, this past January 9th.
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> 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.
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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