The Chronological Classics: Sidney Bechet 1940

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Careless Love
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-07)
instrumental recording of:
Careless Love (on 1940-03-07)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
3:44
2Milk Cow Blues
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-07)
instrumental recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (on 1940-03-07)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:07
3Lonesome Blues
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-20)
4:06
4Dear Old Southland
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-20)
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (1921 Layton/Creamer jazz standard) (on 1940-03-20)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader) and Turner Layton (in 1921)
4:04
5Bechet's Steady Rider
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-20)
2:55
6Saturday Night Blues
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-27)
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)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-20)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: RS-712-A)
2:58
7Four or Five Times
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-28)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-28)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-03-28)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-03-28)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1940-03-28)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1940-03-28)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
4:07
8Sweet Lorraine
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-28)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Lorraine (on 1940-03-28)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
4:22
9Lazy River
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-28)
instrumental recording of:
Lazy River (on 1940-03-28)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
4:15
10China Boy
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-28)
instrumental recording of:
China Boy (on 1940-03-28)
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
3:56
11If I Could Be With You
reeds [soprano saxophone, clarinet]:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (on 1940-04-06)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
4:06
12That's a Plenty
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1940-04-06)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
4:14
13Squeeze Me
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
Squeeze Me (on 1940-04-06)
lyricist:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
3:56
14Sweet Sue, Just You
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-04-06)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1940-04-06)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
4:11
15Shake It and Break It
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
instrumental recording of:
Shake It and Break It (on 1940-06-04)
lyricist:
H. Quail Clarke
composer:
Lou Friscoe Chiha
2:55
16Old Man Blues
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Old Man Blues (on 1940-06-04)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
2:48
17Wild Man Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1940-06-04)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
3:19
18Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Mornin'
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
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)
3:31
19Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (on 1940-06-04)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bunk Johnson
3:14

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 619) (order: 128)