Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang RARE VISUALS "Sorry" on OKeh 41001 (1927)

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Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang plays "Sorry" on OKeh 41001, recorded on October 25, 1927--one of the most remarkable recording sessions in jazz history since several numbers were cut, including "hot" Tram numbers.

Frankie Trumbauer was at the session though the saxophonist took a break during "Sorry."

I like this performance of "Sorry" for many reasons, but maybe the chief one is that Bix is on this recording more than on any other. He is silent during the opening 35 seconds, but thereafter he dominates this record. Too much of a good thing? Not at all! Instead, we get "lots" of a very good thing--the sound of Bix!

Bix's Gang here has Bix on cornet, Bill Rank on trombone, Don Murray on clarinet, Adrian Rollini on bass sax, Frank Signorelli on piano, and Chauncey Morehouse on drums.

This is my favorite Bix recording--or it is tied with "At The Jazz Band Ball."

The song "Sorry" was written by Howard Quicksell (the first name "Howdy" is on sheet music), banjoist with Jean Goldkette's orchestra from 1922 to 1927.

Later at this session (after two sides by Trumbauer's group), Bix's Gang recorded "Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down," another original by Quicksell (with trumpeter Ray Lodwig). It had been a number played by the Jean Goldkette Orchestra, so the musicians knew the song well and play it "hot." The mixed tempos here would be tricky if the musicians were strangers to each other, but performances are flawless here.

Bix is especially "hot" on "Sorry," all notes delivered with confidence and grace.





Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang RARE VISUALS "Sorry" on OKeh 41001 (1927)