Red Norvo remembers Bix Beiderbecke

In a 1982 interview, Red Norvo remembers meeting Bix Beiderbecke, and how the jazz legend inspired him to record his own version of "In A Mist."

[@phaasch]

That was just extraordinary. Firstly, I had no idea that Red recorded "In a Mist", which is sublime in it's own right, and secondly that it came to the US by way of the UK (how ironic)! And that Reggie Foresythe, no less, had a hand in promoting it. Thanks. This is priceless.

[@Tommy-hp5ij]

Yes, and again the influence of John Hammond as seen here -- his hand so often behind the scenes, making such an impact in shaping the scene....

[@Tommy-hp5ij]

Fascinating on so many levels!!

[@alanwitton5039]

This is great listening

[@benzo4029]

Thank you for sharing this Bix related audio! His " In A Mist" piano solo is to me, an icon of the modernistic vogue of jazz song writing, interposing discordant progressions of odd chords that, if they were paint on a canvas, would be that zig zaggy French Art Deco style that was trending across America at the time. To hear Red's own recording of it is a big treat! Long Live Bix!

[@sammckinstry]

Tremendous interview which corroborates a lot and adds some too. There's an interview with Frank Trumbauer from the late 1950s which is also very revealing, taken on a radio show.