Name: The Unique Sidney Bechet
Brand: Sidney Bechet

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48030

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Limited edition

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2020-07-10

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Sidney Bechet

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Jazz

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Matchball Records

Revered in France during the last decade of his life (he died in Paris on May 14, 1959 at the age of 62), Sidney Bechet was one of the first renowned jazz soloists to make records (just a few months prior to Louis Armstrong, with whom he played and recorded a lot in the early twenties), and learned many instruments during his childhood. Bechet's first love was the clarinet, and his second (chronologically) the soprano sax, which he acquired in London in 1919 during his earliest European tours. Even though he never completely abandoned the clarinet, the soprano sax, with its stronger sound, would become his primary voice. Bechet was the first jazzman ever to master this instrument, which would be adopted later by such musicians as John Coltrane and Steve Lacy. Most of the superb music contained here was released on the 1958 album The Fabulous Sidney Bechet (Blue Note BLP 1207), which was itself a reissue, as it comprised a couple of earlier sessions originally issued on two 10" LPs and recorded in New York in 1951 and 1953, during short visits by Bechet, who at that time was already living as an expatriate in France. 

Personnel: (A side 1 -5) Sidney Bechet - Soprano Sax All Tracks; Plus Sidney Deparis, Trumpet; Jimmy Archey, Trombone; Don Kirkpatrick, Piano; Pops Foster, Bass; Manzie Johnson, Drums. Wor Studios, New York, November 5, 1951. Original Session Recorded By Doug Hawkins &amp; Produced By Alfred Lion. (B Side 2-6) Jonah Jones, Trumpet; Jimmy Archey, Trombone; Buddy Weed,Piano; Walter Page, Bass; Johnny Blowers, drums. Audio Video Studios, New York, August 25, 1953. Original session produced by Alfred Lion. Originally is-sued as The Fabulous Sidney Bechet (Blue Note BLP1207).

CD tracks: Original Dixieland One-Step / Blues My Naughty Swee e Gives To Me / That’s A Plenty / Ballin’ The Jack / Avalon / There’ll Be Somechanges Made / Rose Of Rio Grande / Black And Blue / Sweet Georgia Brown / All Of Me / I’m A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) / Shine / Summer me* / Blue Horizon* / The Sheik Of Araby* / Blues Of Bechet* / I’m Coming Virginia* / Strange Fruit* / Si Tu Vois Ma M Re* / Pe te Fleur*

The Unique Sidney Bechet

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