Sidney Bechet: His Best Recordings 1923 - 1941

~ Release by Sidney Bechet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wild Cat Blues
recording of:
Wild Cat Blues (on 1923-07-30)
composer:
Thomas Waller and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:02
2Kansas City Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-07-30)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1923-07-30)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1923-07-30)
cornet:
Thomas Morris (jazz cornetist, 1897–1945) (on 1923-07-30)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1923-07-30)
trombone:
John Mayfield (trombonist) (on 1923-07-30)
recording of:
Kansas City Man Blues (on 1923-07-30)
composer:
Clarence Johnson (1930s jazz & blues pianist) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:00
3Texas Moaner Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-10-17)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-10-17)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-10-17)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-10-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-10-17)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1924-10-17)
recording of:
Texas Moaner Blues (on 1924-10-17)
composer:
Faye Barnes and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:14
4Mandy, Make up Your Mind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-12-17)
banjo:
Buddy Christian (on 1924-12-17)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1924-12-17)
piano:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (on 1924-12-17)
sarrusophone, soprano saxophone and wind instruments:
Sidney Bechet (on 1924-12-17)
trombone:
Charlie Irvis (on 1924-12-17)
vocals:
Eva Taylor (on 1924-12-17)
recording of:
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (on 1924-12-17)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:12
5Cake Walking Babies from Home
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home (on 1925-01-08)
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Clarence Williams’ Blue Five3:03
6Sweetie Dear
recording of:
Sweetie Dear (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Will Marion Cook and Joe Jordan (ragtime/jazz musician/composer)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:51
7I've Found a New Baby
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
vocals:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1932-09-15)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:14
8Maple Leaf Rag
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:56
9Shag
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1932-09-15)
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
drums (drum set):
Morris Morand (on 1932-09-15)
piano:
Hank Duncan (on 1932-09-15)
trombone:
Teddy Nixon (on 1932-09-15)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1932-09-15)
vocals:
Wilson Myers (on 1932-09-15)
recording of:
Shag (on 1932-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:09
10Blackstick
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-02-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Jones (Jazz bassist *NOT the pianist*) (on 1938-02-10)
drums (drum set):
O’Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
guitar:
Jimmy Miller (Jazz guitar player) (on 1938-02-10)
piano:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (on 1938-02-10)
tenor saxophone:
Gil White (on 1938-02-10)
trumpet:
Clarence Brereton (on 1938-02-10)
vocals:
O’Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
Noble Sissle’s Swingsters2:48
11Really the Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28) and Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
clarinet and sopranino saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-28)
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra3:39
12Weary Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28) and Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1938-11-28)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra3:03
13Summertime
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sidney Bechet Quintet4:09
14Oh! Didn't He Ramble
recording of:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter)
arranger:
William Christopher Handy
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:11
15Indian Summer
instrumental recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:09
16Preachin' Blues
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:05
17Lonesome Blues
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-27)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1940-03-27)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-27)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: RS-709-B)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Quartet4:08
18Shake It and Break It
recording of:
Shake It and Break It (on 1940-06-04)
lyricist:
H. Quail Clarke
composer:
Lou Friscoe Chiha
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:56
19Old Man Blues
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:50
20Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel ‘Dis Mornin’ (on 1940-06-04)
writer:
Pearl Delaney and Tom Delaney
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:31
21Blues in Thirds
recording of:
Blues in Thirds (on 1940-09-06)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
Hi-Cue Productions
Sidney Bechet Trio2:57
22Georgia Cabin
recording of:
Georgia Cabin (on 1941-09-13)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:59