'''Bix Beiderbecke''' was a [[Jazz]] [[cornett]]ist of the 1920s. He is arguably the most important [[white]] jazz musician of that decade - whilst, like most white bands of the time, he was inspired by the [[Original Dixieland Jazz Band]]<ref>http://www.redhotjazz.com/odjb.html</ref>, he was able to introduce a unique lyrical sensibility into the music. | '''Bix Beiderbecke''' was a [[Jazz]] [[cornett]]ist of the 1920s. He is arguably the most important [[white]] jazz musician of that decade - whilst, like most white bands of the time, he was inspired by the [[Original Dixieland Jazz Band]]<ref>http://www.redhotjazz.com/odjb.html</ref>, he was able to introduce a unique lyrical sensibility into the music. |