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Do You Speak Bix? (Andy Schumm and His Bixologists at Whitley Bay 2010)
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
The title is not as fanciful as it seems. Bix Beiderbecke lived in and created his own world, much as Lester Young did—and it had its own private musical language. Think of the special break on SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL, the modulation into the vocal on SUNDAY, and more. So when a group of musicians get together to play the Bix-and-Tram repertoire, it's especially rewarding when they know all the curves in the road and share all the musical in-jokes. ...
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For Bix: Andy Schumm at Chautauqua (Sept. 18, 2010)
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
To those who haven't yet heard him, the delight I and others take in Andy Schumm's playing might seem a bit excessive. “Who is this young whipper-snapper? If he were any good—to paraphrase Larkin's Law of Reissues—I'd have all his Orthophonic Victors in green sleeves by now. There are no entries for ANDY SCHUMM AND HIS SHOOTING STARS in any of my discographies!" Andy has us all waiting for his first—of many—compact disc as a leader. But what he have ...
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Andy Schumm Leads the Way at Chautauqua (Sept. 18, 2010)
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
If you've been reading this blog even casually, the name Andy Schumm—the hot cornet / piano man from Milwaukee—will not be new to you. And he continues to offer surprises: his fine, ringing lead; his well-chosen tempos; his deep immersion in the repertoire; the ease with which he melds the heroic choruses of the recordings we've all come to treasure with his own improvisations . . . and more. Here's the first set he led at the 2010 Jazz at ...
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Andy Schumm and His Bixologists at Whitley Bay (July 10, 2010)
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
Andy Schumm is a generous person and musician, and when given a block of time, congenial musical friends, and a receptive audience, he doesn't spare himself. What follows is the first set of a Bix Beiderbecke-themed morning concert at the 2010 Whitley Bay International Jazz Festival, recorded on July 10, 2010. Andy played cornet and piano; his colleagues were Paul Munnery, trombone; Norman Field, reeds and persiflage; Paul Asaro, piano; Jacob Ullberger, banjo and guitar; Frans Sjostrom, bass saxophone; Josh ...
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Andy Schumm
