The Sidney Bechet Story

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

Annotation

Individual barcodes:

CD 1: 604988916928
CD 2: 604988917024
CD 3: 604988917123
CD 4: 604988917222

Annotation last modified on 2012-01-02 19:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Wild Cat Blues
2▼CD: Summertime
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweet Patootie
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 Swingsters3:20
2Trixie Blues
Trixie Smith3:19
3Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:40
4Jungle Drums
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:31
5Ja Da
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra2:54
6Really the Blues
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra3:38
7When You and I Were Young, Maggie
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra2:43
8Weary Blues
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra3:02
9Summertime
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-533-14)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1939-06-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
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, Inc.), 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
10Pounding Heart Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-08)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sidney Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-08)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-536-11)
recording of:
Pounding Heart Blues (on 1939-06-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Port of Harlem Seven3:58
11Oh, Didn't He Ramble
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:11
12High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:50
13I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say
recording of:
Buddy Bolden’s Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say)
lyricist and previously attributed to:
Jelly Roll Morton
additional composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
composer:
Buddy Bolden
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and MCD Music Limited
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:13
14Winnin' Boy Blues
recording of:
Winin’ Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:10
15Indian Summer
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-02-05)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Howard (on 1940-02-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-05)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-02-05)
vocals:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-02-05)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers43:09
16One O'Clock Jump
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:29
17Preachin' Blues
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:04
18Sidney's Blues
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:52
19Four or Five Times
Bechet-Spanier Big Four4:03
20Lazy River
Bechet-Spanier Big Four4:08
21China Boy
Bechet-Spanier Big Four3:48
22Perdido Street Blues
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues
composer:
Lil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:03
23Shake It and Break It
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:56
3▶CD: Blues in Thirds
4▶CD: Blue Horizon

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Release

ASIN:UK: B000059RI1 [info]