[78-L] Greatest addicts

[Michael Biel]

On 7/23/2011 3:47 PM, Erwin Kluwer wrote:
> Exactly : his praise is  that his records are avidly hunted for and
> cherished 80 years after his death (not to mention the tremendous influence
> on jazz playing in general) . I don't think Amy will be listened to too much
> 100 years from now....
>
> Erwin
>
Bix was practically unknown by the public when he was alive.  That is 
why the hot jazz records of the 20s were so rare even in the 30s!  Look 
at what records were pirated in the 30s and 40s -- those were the ones 
that collectors were not able to find because they had not sold so much 
in the first place.

 > They were cherished DURING Bix's lifetime also, especially by 
musicians. Cary Ginell

Huh?  They never were big sellers during his lifetime -- except for the 
Whiteman records which sold big before Bix joined and still did after he 
left.  We notice him now -- but not many in the general public did then.

His music is still a minority genre, and certainly will not grow in the 
future.  And how much is his influence on current jazz musicians??

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com