Birth Chart

Bix Beiderbecke

Leon Bismark Beiderbecke

Sun Pisces

Moon Leo

Ascendant Sagittarius

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Pisces - 18°35' - in house 3

↣ Moon in Leo - 05°51' - in house 8

↣ Mercury in Aquarius - 23°35' - in house 2

↣ Venus in Aries - 12°37' - in house 4

↣ Mars in Libra - 13°49' - in house 10 - retrograde

↣ Jupiter in Pisces - 04°19' - in house 2/3

↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 05°32' - in house 2

↣ Uranus in Sagittarius - 25°26' - in house 1

↣ Neptune in Cancer - 00°55' - in house 7 - retrograde

↣ Pluto in Gemini - 17°41' - in house 6

↣ North Node in Libra - 16°10' - in house 10 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 24°19' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Libra - 17°37' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Capricorn - 14°58'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 3

↣ Moon in house 8

↣ Mercury in house 2

↣ Venus in house 4

↣ Mars in house 10

↣ Jupiter in house 2/3

↣ Saturn in house 2

↣ Uranus in house 1

↣ Neptune in house 7

↣ Pluto in house 6

↣ North Node in house 10

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Venus antiparallel

↣ Sun and Pluto square (0°54' separating)

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (3°37' applying)

↣ Sun and Ascendant square (5°43' separating)

↣ Moon and Mercury antiparallel

↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (0°19' separating)

↣ Moon and Pluto parallel

↣ Mercury and Uranus sextile (1°52' applying)

↣ Mercury and Pluto trine (5°53' separating)

↣ Mercury and Ascendant sextile (0°44' separating)

↣ Mercury and Midheaven trine (5°58' applying)

↣ Venus and Mars opposition (1°11' applying)

↣ Venus and Pluto sextile (5°04' applying)

↣ Venus and North Node opposition (3°33' applying)

↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°21' separating)

↣ Venus and Midheaven opposition (5°00' separating)

↣ Mars and Pluto trine (3°53' separating)

↣ Mars and North Node conjunction (2°22' separating)

↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°09' separating)

↣ Mars and Midheaven conjunction (3°48' separating)

↣ Jupiter and Neptune trine (3°24' separating)

↣ Uranus and Neptune opposition (5°28' applying)

↣ Uranus and Pluto opposition (7°45' separating)

↣ Uranus and Ascendant conjunction (1°08' applying) parallel

↣ Neptune and Ascendant opposition (6°36' applying) antiparallel

↣ Pluto and North Node trine (1°31' separating)

↣ Pluto and Ascendant opposition (6°37' separating)

↣ Pluto and Midheaven trine (0°04' applying)

↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°12' applying)

↣ North Node and Midheaven conjunction (1°27' separating) parallel

Birth data

Original name: Leon Bismark Beiderbecke
Chart date: 10/03/1903
Chart time: 02:00
Date and time quality: B Biography/autobiography what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Davenport (IA), USA
Latitude and longitude: 41°31' North · 90°35' West
Time zone: 06:00 West

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About

Leon Bismark “Bix” Beiderbecke was an American cornetist and pianist whose work in the 1920s left a lasting mark on jazz. Self-taught on cornet, he became known for the purity of his tone and a lyrical phrasing that elevated the jazz solo to a compositional element, as heard on seminal recordings such as "Singin' the Blues" and "I'm Coming, Virginia."

Beyond his work as a soloist, Beiderbecke also composed for piano, blending jazz influences with impressionist elements — "In a Mist" (1927) is his best-known piece and the only one he recorded. His harmonic approach, with extended chords and melodic freedom, anticipated developments in post–World War II jazz.

He played in several important groups of the era, including The Wolverines, Jean Goldkette’s orchestra and, later, the celebrated Paul Whiteman orchestra, during which he made his most influential recordings. Health problems related to alcoholism limited his career and led to his premature death in 1931.

Beiderbecke’s figure acquired a legendary status in the jazz imagination: his recordings became standards, influenced singers such as Bing Crosby and instrumentalists like Lester Young, and received posthumous honors, cementing his legacy as a touchstone of the classic jazz era.

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