The Bix Era: I'm Coming Virginia is the title of a new CD ....

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.... kindly sent to me by Lino Patruno, Italian Bixophile, co-script writer, musical producer and guitar banjo player for Pupi Avati's film "Bix: An Interpretation of a Legend." Thank you very much, Lino.

The CD is available in amazon.com. Samples of all tracks are provided. Recorded in Rome July 1-6, 2011.

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Here is a list of the tracks.

1. Fidgety Feet
2. Jazz Me Blues
3. Riverboat Shuffle

4. Lazy Daddy
5. Davenport Blues
6. I'm Coming Virginia
7. Modern Piano Suite : In a Mist / Candlelights / Flashes / in the Dark
8. Sorry
9. You Took Advantage of Me
10. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
11. I'll Be a Friend With Pleasure
12. Stardust
13. Bix
14. Bixin'
15. Lake Forest
16. Bob Wilber

You will see that the fist 11 tracks are tunes recorded by Bix between 1924 and 1930. Track 12 is the immortal Carmicahel's composition Stardust. Track 13 is a composition by Bob Wilber in tribute to Bix. Tacks 14-16 are compostions by Lino Patruno honoring Bix and Wilber.

The musicians are Paolo Bernardi (p), Carlo Capobianchi (t), Riccardo Colasante (d), Giancarlo Colangelo (basssax), Remo Izzi (reeds).
Arrangers are Remo Izzi, Paolo Bernardi and Red Pellini.

Albert



Posted on Apr 30, 2012, 1:35 PM

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