BIX - Tiger Dixie Band

Bix by the Tiger Dixie Band pays tribute to Bix Beiderbecke on the centenary of his birth. Across sixteen tracks, the band connects the jazz language of the 1920s with contemporary arrangements: cornet, C-melody saxophone, metal clarinet and banjo meet electric guitar and electronics. Guest trumpeter Markus Stockhausen and singer Lucia Minetti extend the ensemble's expressive range. Alongside historical repertoire are new compositions inspired by Beiderbecke, including Minor Bounce, Bix on the Box and We and Bix.

Available editions

Hi-Res file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Velut Luna CVLD082. First released in 2003, the catalogue lists a 2023 remaster.

Tracklist

1. At the Jazz Band Ball — 3:20

   Renzo De Rossi, Stefano Menato, Stefano Caniato

2. Davenport Blues — 2:52

   Paolo Trettel

3. Minor Bounce — 3:49

   Markus Stockhausen, Fiorenzo Zeni, Stefano Caniato

4. A Good Man Is Hard to Find — 3:18

   Gigi Grata, Stefano Menato, Giorgio Beberi, Lorenzo Casera

5. Clarinet Marmalade — 3:26

   Stefano Menato, Renzo De Rossi, Roman Hinteregger

6. Sugar — 3:14

   Lorenzo Casera, Lucia Minetti, Paolo Trettel

7. Blue River — 4:05

   Lucia Minetti, Fiorenzo Zeni, Gigi Grata

8. Mattinata — 2:52

   Stefano Menato, Stefano Caniato

9. In a Mist — 4:51

   Stefano Menato, Gigi Grata, Markus Stockhausen

10. Candlelights — 5:38

    Markus Stockhausen, Enrico Merlin, Gigi Grata

11. Flashes — 6:06

    Fiorenzo Zeni, Markus Stockhausen

12. Phrythm — 4:25

    Markus Stockhausen, Fiorenzo Zeni, Stefano Caniato

13. In the Dark — 2:55

    ensemble

14. Bix on the Box — 7:36

    Fiorenzo Zeni, Enrico Merlin, Markus Stockhausen

15. A Prayer — 4:38

    Fiorenzo Zeni, Markus Stockhausen, Enrico Merlin, Stefano Caniato

16. We and Bix — 3:34

    Renzo De Rossi, Gigi Grata, Enrico Merlin, Stefano Caniato

Musicians

Tiger Dixie Band: Paolo Trettel (cornet and trumpet), Gigi Grata (trombone), Stefano Menato (clarinet), Fiorenzo Zeni (C-melody and tenor saxophone), Giorgio Beberi (bass saxophone), Stefano Caniato (piano), Enrico Merlin (banjo, guitars, electronics), Roman Hinteregger (drums and percussion).

Guests: Markus Stockhausen (trumpet and piccolo trumpet), Lucia Minetti (vocals), Renzo De Rossi (baritone saxophone), Lorenzo Casera (violin). Names listed beside tracks indicate featured musicians rather than the complete session line-up.

Recording and mastering

Original 96 kHz / 24-bit digital recording at the Teatro Polivalente, Abano Terme, Italy, on 19–20 May 2003. The catalogue identifies a 2023 remaster; 88.2/24 describes the file offered for sale, not the original session resolution.

Credits

Production: Tiger Dixie Band and Velut Luna
Recording engineer: Marco Lincetto
Digital editing: Matteo Costa
Original mastering: Marco Lacchini, Audiomaster Milano
Concept: Giorgio Beberi and Enrico Merlin
Liner notes: Enrico Merlin
Band photography: Paolo Trettel and Marco Lincetto.

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