Playboy's History Of Jazz And Rock, Part Three: Some Like It Hot

Playboy's History of Jazz and Rock, Part Three: Some Like it HotNew York City, 1925. Bix Beiderbecke had just hit town. Fellow cornettist Red Nichols invited Beiderbecke to room with him at the Pasadena Hotel near Columbus Circle. Beiderbecke moved in and together they rented a piano.And threw parties. Babe Ruth was probably there for some, since he and Beiderbecke were pals. Ruth liked hot jazz as much as Beiderbecke liked baseball--and both loved to party.Nichols recalled a memorable party in...