The Best of Sidney Bechet

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Summertime
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)
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)
4:12
2St. Louis Blues
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1944-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1944-12-20)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1944-12-20)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1944-12-20)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-12-20)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1944-12-20)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1944-12-20)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
4:48
3Blue Horizon
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1944-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1944-12-20)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1944-12-20)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1944-12-20)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-12-20)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1944-12-20)
recording of:
Blue Horizon (on 1944-12-20)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
4:27
4Muskrat Ramble
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1944-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1944-12-20)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1944-12-20)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1944-12-20)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1944-12-20)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1944-12-20)
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1944-12-20)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
3:41
5Porto Rico
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-03-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-03-10)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1945-03-10)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
3:11
6Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
cornet:
Wild Bill Davison (on 1945-10-12)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Freddie Moore (american jazz drummer and singer) (on 1945-10-12)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1945-10-12)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-10-12)
instrumental recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (on 1945-10-12)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer
composer:
Turner Layton
3:09
7Bechet's Fantasy
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1946-02-12)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1946-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Danny Alvin (on 1946-02-12)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1946-02-12)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1946-02-12)
3:49
8Blame It on the Blues (alternate take)
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1946-02-12)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1946-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Danny Alvin (on 1946-02-12)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1946-02-12)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1946-02-12)
recording of:
Blame It on the Blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Doc Cook
2:59
9Old Stack O'Lee Blues
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (on 1946-02-12)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1946-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Danny Alvin (on 1946-02-12)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1946-02-12)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1946-02-12)
recording of:
Old Stack O'Lee Blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
4:14
10I Found a New Baby
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-01-21)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1949-01-21)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
3:09
11Sister Kate
cornet:
Wild Bill Davison (on 1949-01-21)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1949-01-21)
drums (drum set):
Freddie Moore (american jazz drummer and singer) (on 1949-01-21)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1949-01-21)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-01-21)
instrumental recording of:
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate (on 1949-01-21)
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
3:06
12When the Saints Go Marching In
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-01-21)
instrumental recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (on 1949-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
3:02
13Basin Street Blues
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-03-23)
instrumental recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1949-03-23)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:18
14Copenhagen
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1950-04-19)
recording of:
Copenhagen (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Charlie Davis (1920's Indianapolis Bandleader)
2:51
15Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll
cornet:
Wild Bill Davison (on 1950-04-19)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1950-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1950-04-19)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1950-04-19)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1950-04-19)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1950-04-19)
recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
instrumental recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:57
16Black and Blue
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1953-08-25)
instrumental recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1953-08-25)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:36
17All of Me
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1953-08-25)
instrumental recording of:
All of Me (on 1953-08-25)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部
4:07
18Rose of the Rio Grande (alternate take)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1953-08-25)
instrumental recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande (on 1953-08-25)
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
4:11