The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Blues 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 Seven4:25
2Summertime
double bass:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (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)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Port of Harlem Seven4:13
3Pounding Heart Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (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)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-08)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: GM-536-11)
recording of:
Pounding Heart Blues (on 1939-06-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Port of Harlem Seven4:04
4Careless Love
recording of:
Careless Love (on 1940-03-07)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Josh White Trio3:43
5Milk Cow Blues
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (on 1940-03-07)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Josh White Trio4:09
6Lonesome Blues
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-27)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1940-03-27)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-27)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: RS-709-B)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Quartet4:07
7Dear Old Southland
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-27)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-27)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1940-03-27)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: RS-710-A)
instrumental recording of:
Dear Old Southland (1921 Layton/Creamer jazz standard) (on 1940-03-27)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1921)
composer:
Ray Bloch (French-born composer/bandleader) and Turner Layton (in 1921)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Quartet4:05
8Bechet's Steady Rider
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-27)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-27)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1940-03-27)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: RS-711-A)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Quartet2:56
9Saturday Night Blues
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-27)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1940-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1940-03-27)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1940-03-27)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-03-20)
part of:
Blue Note (by matrix number) (number: RS-712-A)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Quartet2:59
10St. Louis Blues
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:49
11Jazz Me Blues (alternate take)
recording of:
Jazz Me Blues
composer:
Tom Delaney
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:52
12Jazz Me Blues
recording of:
Jazz Me Blues
composer:
Tom Delaney
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:18
13Blue Horizon
recording of:
Blue Horizon (on 1944-12-20)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:29
14Muskrat Ramble
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:43
15High Society
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:39
16Salty Dog
recording of:
Salty Dog (on 1945-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bill Williams (blues musician)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11661)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:05
17Weary Blues
instrumental recording of:
Weary Blues
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:23
18Jackass Blues (alternate take)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen5:10
19Jackass Blues
recording of:
Jackass Blues
writer:
Art Kassel and Mel Stitzel
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:45
▼CD 2
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1Milenberg Joys
recording of:
Milenberg Joys (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Ferdinand Morton, Paul Mares and Leon Roppolo
Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet4:22
2Lord, Let Me in the Lifeboat
recording of:
Lord, Let Me in the Lifeboat (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet3:37
3Days Beyond Recall
recording of:
Days Beyond Recall (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet4:53
4Porto Rico
Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet3:13
5Up in Sidney's Flat
recording of:
Up in Sidney's Flat (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson & Sidney Bechet4:25
6Save It Pretty Mama
instrumental recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1945-10-12)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
Art Hodes' Hot Five3:11
7Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
instrumental recording of:
’Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (on 1945-10-12)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer
composer:
Turner Layton
Art Hodes' Hot Five3:09
8Memphis Blues
instrumental recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1945-10-12)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
Art Hodes' Hot Five2:57
9Shine
instrumental recording of:
Shine (from 1945-10-12 to present)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
writer:
Lew Brown, Ford Dabney and Cecil Mack
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Art Hodes' Hot Five2:58
10St. James Infirmary
instrumental recording of:
St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose's arrangement) (on 1945-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joe Primrose
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited
arrangement of:
St. James Infirmary
version of:
The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament)
Art Hodes' Hot Five3:22
11Darktown Strutter's Ball
recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1945-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Art Hodes' Hot Five3:01
12Darktown Strutter's Ball (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball (on 1945-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Art Hodes' Hot Five3:11
13Blame It on the Blues (alternate take)
recording of:
Blame It on the Blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Doc Cook
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five3:01
14Blame It on the Blues
recording of:
Blame It on the Blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Doc Cook
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five2:58
15Old Stack O'Lee Blues
recording of:
Old Stack O'Lee Blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five4:15
16Bechet's Fantasy
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five3:50
17Weary Way Blues (10" take)
recording of:
Weary way blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Ida Cox and Lovie Austin
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five3:21
18Weary Way Blues (78 take)
recording of:
Weary way blues (on 1946-02-12)
composer:
Ida Cox and Lovie Austin
Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five3:09
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1Sister Kate
instrumental recording of:
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:07
2Tiger Rag
recording of:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:10
3Tin Roof Blues
recording of:
Tin Roof Blues (original instrumental version)
composer:
Georg Brunis, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:02
4I Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:07
5Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
recording of:
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cox
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:11
6When the Saints Go Marching In
instrumental recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:03
7Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:20
8Cake Walking Babies
recording of:
Cake Walking Babies from Home
writer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer), Henry Troy and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:37
9At the Jazz Band Ball
recording of:
At the Jazz Band Ball
composer:
Nick LaRocca and Larry Shields
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:04
10Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
instrumental recording of:
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:22
11Fidgety Feet
recording of:
Fidgety Feet
composer:
Nick LaRocca and Larry Shields
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:02
12Tailgate Ramble
recording of:
The Tailgate Ramble
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc.
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:54
13Copenhagan
instrumental recording of:
Copenhagen (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Charlie Davis (1920's Indianapolis Bandleader)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:52
14China Boy
instrumental recording of:
China Boy (on 1950-04-19)
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:06
15Runnin' Wild (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Runnin’ Wild (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:08
16Runnin' Wild
instrumental recording of:
Runnin’ Wild (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:09
17Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:24
18Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll
instrumental recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:58
19Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
instrumental recording of:
Mandy, Make Up Your Mind (on 1950-04-19)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Roy Turk
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:55
20Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble
recording of:
Shimme-Sha-Wabble (on 1950-04-19)
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:45
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1Original Dixieland One Step
recording of:
Original Dixieland One-Step (on 1951-11-05)
writer:
Joe Jordan (ragtime/jazz musician/composer) and Nick LaRocca
composer:
George Crandall
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:17
2Avalon
instrumental recording of:
Avalon (on 1951-11-05)
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:58
3That's a Plenty
instrumental recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1951-11-05)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:17
4Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me
instrumental recording of:
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (on 1951-11-05)
writer:
Charles McCarron, Carey Morgan and Arthur Swanstrom
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six5:45
5Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me (on 1951-11-05)
writer:
Charles McCarron, Carey Morgan and Arthur Swanstrom
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six5:56
6Ballin' the Jack (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Ballin’ the Jack (on 1951-11-05)
lyricist:
Jim Burris
composer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six3:36
7Ballin' the Jack
instrumental recording of:
Ballin’ the Jack (on 1951-11-05)
lyricist:
Jim Burris
composer:
Chris Smith (Ragtime composer)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six3:52
8There'll Be Some Changes Made (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (on 1951-11-05)
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:07
9There'll Be Some Changes Made
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1951-11-05)
solo double bass [bass]:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1951-11-05)
solo piano:
Don Kirkpatrick (jazz pianist) (on 1951-11-05)
solo soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1951-11-05)
solo trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (on 1951-11-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Archey (on 1951-11-05)
instrumental recording of:
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (on 1951-11-05)
publisher:
Harry H. Pace (in 1921)
lyricist:
Billy Higgins (1920s composer)
composer:
W. Benton Overstreet
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1924)
Sidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:00
10All of Me
instrumental recording of:
All of Me
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., Peermusic, Round Hill Songs, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and 日音 Synch事業部
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:09
11Ding Dong Daddy
recording of:
I'm a Ding Dong Daddy
writer:
Phil Baxter (US songwriter, singer and band leader)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:32
12Black and Blue (alternate take)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen2:14
13Black and Blue
instrumental recording of:
Black and Blue
lyricist:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:38
14Shine
instrumental recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
writer:
Lew Brown, Ford Dabney and Cecil Mack
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:57
15Rose of the Rio Grande (alternate take)
instrumental recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:13
16Rose of the Rio Grande
instrumental recording of:
Rose of the Rio Grande
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ross Gorman and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:15
17Sweet Georgia Brown
instrumental recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:00