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Dec 25, 1982 · Bix: 'Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet': Directed by Brigitte Berman. With Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Richard Basehart, Hoagy Carmichael. Documentary of the life and music of Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke, considered to be the greatest jazz cornet player.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Brigitte Berman
- 1982-12-25
Aug 5, 2021 · Although this iteration of this 1981 documentary is a restoration, one ought not go to see “Bix: ‘Ain’t None of Them Play Like Him Yet’” expecting a shiny cinematographic object.
Feb 2, 2022 · As in many of the most sophisticated fiction films, the prime action in the 1981 documentary “Bix: Ain’t None of Them Play Like Him Yet” takes place in the interstices and...
Dramatised documentary charting the life and music of Leon ‘Bix' Beiderbecke, narrated by Richard Basehart, which took four years to make and eventually premiered in New York on 6th August 1981, exactly 50 years to the day of Bix's untimely death.
Close friends and associates such as Hoagy Carmichael, Charlie David and Louis Armstrong share their memories of Bix's abilities, playing style and personality. Through interviews, archival footage, photos and classic tunes, learn about the remarkable career and troubled life of legendary jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, who influenced countless ...
The movie looks like a 40-year-old mix of talking-head and archival footage. What makes it extraordinary is the story it tells of an uncanny musician and his beautiful playing and songs.
Aug 9, 2021 · Originally made and released in 1981, forty years on Berman is still dedicating time to this labour of love, presenting a remastered, restored and digitised version of the film to a contemporary audience. Bix. Image supplied by Film Forum.
