The Best of Sidney Bechet [Blue Note] Sidney Bechet

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  • Release Date: 05/03/1994
  • Sales Rank: 52,036
  • Label: BLUE NOTE RECORDS
  • UPC: 724382889120

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The Best of Sidney Bechet [Blue Note]

1LISTENSummertime 4:10
2LISTENSt. Louis Blues 4:44
3LISTENBlue Horizon 4:24
4LISTENMuskrat Ramble 3:39
5LISTENPorto Rico 3:12
6LISTENWay Down Yonder in New Orleans 3:05
7LISTENBechet's Fantasy 3:47
8LISTENBlame It on the Blues Alternate Take 2:57
9LISTENOld Stack O'Lee Blues 4:12
10LISTENI Found a New Baby 3:05
11LISTENI Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate 3:03
12LISTENWhen the Saints Go Marching In 2:59
13LISTENBasin Street Blues 3:15
14LISTENCopenhagen 2:45
15LISTENI Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll 2:55
16LISTENBlack and Blue 3:35
17LISTENAll of Me 4:03
18LISTENRose of the Rio Grande Alternate Take 4:10

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Sidney Bechet was jazz's first great saxophone soloist. When Alfred Lion began Blue Note Records, he made Bechet one of his cornerstone artists. Bechet recorded for Blue Note from 1939 into the 1950s, making several stunning recordings in the traditional New Orleans jazz vein. Although no single disc collection could adequately depict Bechet's contributions, this 18-track set contains several outstanding blues, stomps, ballads and jams, featuring Bechet alongside many fellow luminaries. From wailing slow tunes to feisty exchanges and sentimental melodies, this is an excellent batch of Sidney Bechet performances. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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Best of Sidney Bechet [Blue Note]by Anonymous

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May 05, 2001: This CD offers a good selection of Bechet's work for Blue Note in the late 30s and early 40s. Especially noteworthy are the tour de force ''Blue Horizon'' (a five-chorus solo) and three numbers recorded with clarinetist Albert Nicholas. Bechet was an extremely domineering musical performer, but when he found someone who could stand up to him, the results were often phenomenal.