The Chronological Classics: Sidney Bechet 1938-1940

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Annotation

The tracklisting mentions "Méringue" and "Rhumba" in some titles, those are music genres and shouldn't be in the title.

Annotation last modified on 2010-10-19 00:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Ja Da
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Ja-Da (on 1938-11-28)
composer:
Bob Carleton
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra2:55
2Really 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
3When You and I Were Young, Maggie
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)
instrumental recording of:
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
George Washington Johnson (Hamilton Canada poet)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James A. Butterfield
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra2:44
4Weary 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
5Blues for Tommy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-08)
clarinet, clarinet and soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (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, on 1939-08-06)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-08)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-532-X-12)
recording of:
Blues for Tommy Ladnier (on 1939-06-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Port of Harlem Seven4:24
6Summertime
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:
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 Quintet4:10
7Pounding Heart Blues
clarinet, clarinet and soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-08)
double bass [bass]:
John 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, on 1939-08-06)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-08)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-06-08)
recording of:
Pounding Heart Blues (on 1939-06-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Port of Harlem Seven3:59
8Magic Island
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:40
9Mayotte
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:32
10Rose Rumba
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:23
11Sous les palmiers
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:38
12Original Haitian Music, Part I
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:24
13Original Haitian Music, Part II
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:26
14Tropical Moon
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra3:03
15Baba
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:37
16Original Haitian Music, Part III
piano:
Willie “The Lion” Smith (on 1939-11-22)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
trumpet:
Kenny Roane (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:47
17Original Haitian Music, Part IV
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:47
18Ti Ralph
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:59
19Méringue d'amour
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:21
20Marche du Colonel Bogey
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
recording of:
Colonel Bogey March (also known as Dink March or Underberg) (on 1939-11-22)
composer:
Kenneth J. Alford
Willie "The Lion" Smith - Sidney Bechet Orchestra2:42
21Indian Summer
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-02-05)
guitar:
Charlie Howard (on 1940-02-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-05)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-02-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
Indian Summer (on 1940-02-05)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:10
22One O'Clock Jump
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-02-05)
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-02-05)
electric guitar:
Charlie Howard (on 1940-02-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-05)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1940-02-05)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:30
23Preachin' Blues
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-02-05)
electric guitar:
Charlie Howard (on 1940-02-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-05)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-02-05)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:05
24Sidney's Blues
double bass:
Wilson Myers (on 1940-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1940-02-05)
electric guitar:
Charlie Howard (on 1940-02-05)
piano:
Sonny White (on 1940-02-05)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-02-05)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:51

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 608) (order: 117)