Early this month I had a posting about the possible Bix influence on the piano solo recording of Moonstone by Johnny Johnson.
http://www.network54.com/Forum/27140/message/1286460463/
Thanks to the immense generosity of Rob, forum readers can now listen to Moonstone and its flipside On the Parkway.
bixography.com/MoonstoneJohnnyJohnson.mp3
bixography.com/OnTheParkwayJohnnyJohnson.mp3
The auctioneer for the recording wrote, "Recorded in 1934, the titles are Moonstone' b/w 'On The Parkway' - beautiful solos on these two originals by Johnny Johnson - has Bix Beiderbecke piano influence esp. on A side."
I don't hear a Bix influence. If anything, I might say a soupçon of Gershwin. Opinions?
Albert
| This message has been edited by ahaim on Oct 30, 2010 8:24 AM |