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Sidney Bechet Blues In Thirds 1940-1941
Label: Giants of Jazz
Recorded: Mar 27, 1940 - Oct 14, 1941
CD Released: 26 Jan 1999
Format:[email protected] cbr
The first great horn soloist in jazz history to appear on records, soprano saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet was one of the giants of New Orleans jazz. He was such a dominant force on soprano, that he preferred to play lead rather than the trumpeter and few other musicians played soprano during his lifetime.
Born in 1897, Bechet was playing with top New Orleans bands while still a child. In 1917 he moved up North to Chicago, touring Europe with Will Marion Cook's orchestra in 1919. He first appeared on records in 1923, spent 1925-29 overseas, and struggled during the Depression. At one point he had a tailor shop that was most notable for its backroom jam sessions. In 1938, Bechet had a hit recording of “Summertime” and it resulted in him recording a dazzling series of records during the next few years. His performance at the Salle Pleye Jazz Festival in Paris in 1949 caused a sensation. Bechet moved to France where he was a major celebrity during the years before his 1959 death.
Blues in Thirds has 24 selections that Bechet recorded during 1940-41. With such musicians as Louis Armstrong, cornetists Muggsy Spanier (for a date in which the two horns were accompanied by guitar and bass) and Rex Stewart, trumpeters Sidney DeParis, Red Allen and Charlie Shavers, trombonists J.C. Higginbotham and Vic Dickenson, pianists Earl Hines and Willie “The Lion” Smith, and drummer Baby Dodds being in the supporting cast, Bechet is heard throughout at the height of his powers.
Tracklist
Sidney Bechet Trio, Earl Hines
01 Blues In Thirds 2:54
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers, Earl Hines
02 Ain't Misbehavin' 2:51
03 Save It, Pretty Mama 2:52
04 Stompy Jones 2:47
Sidney Bechet Trio, Willie The Lion Smith –
05 You're the Limit 3:09
Louis Armstrong Orchestra, Sidney Bechet –
06 Perdido Street Blues 3:00
07 Down In Honky, Tonk Town 3:03
Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers
08 Old Man Blues 2:51
09 Shake It And Break It 2:54
Sidney Bechet Trio, Willie The Lion Smith
10 Strange Fruit 2:29
Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers
11 Wild Man Blues 3:17
12 The Mooche 2:58
13 I Ain't Gonna Give Noboby (None O' This Jelly Roll) 3:13
14 Blues In the Air 2:45
Sidney Bechet, Muggsy Spanier, Carmen Mastren, Wellman Braud
15 China Boy 3:57
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Quartet
16 Dear Old Southland 3:59
Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers
17 Egyptian Fantasy 2:59
18 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? 2:33
19 Slippin' and Slidin' 2:50
20 I Know That You Know (And You Know That I Know) 2:29
21 I'm Comin' Virginia 2:37
22 Georgia Cabin 2:56
23 Limehouse Blues 2:34
24 Texas Moaner Blues 2:57
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