Sidney Bechet

• ANALOGUE 180 GRAM VINYL

• AUDIOPHILE RE-MASTERED

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This Columbia LP compiles three separate recording sessions made between 1938 and 1947. Bechet sticks almost exclusively to soprano sax throughout each of them and has ample space for his solos, full of his trademark heavy vibrato. The earliest set matches him with drummer Zutty Singleton, bassist Henry Turner, and guitarist Leonard Ware (all members of his working band at the time), along with pianist Dave Bowman and baritone saxophonist Ernie Caceres.

PERSONNEL:

• SIDENY BECHET, soprano sax
• ERNIE CACERAS, baritone sax
• BOB MIELKE, trombone
• BOB WILBER, clarinet
• LLOYD PHILLIPS, DAVE BOWMAN, piano
• LEONARD WARE, guitar
• HENRY TURNER, GEORGE "POPS" FOSTER, bass
• ZUTTY SINGLETON, ARTHUR HERBERT, drums

SIDE A:

• 01. Love For Sale
• 02. I Had It, But It's All Gone Now
• 03. Jungle Drums
• 04. Buddy Bolden Stomp
• 05. My Woman's Blues
• 06. Polka Dot Stomp

SIDE B:

• 01. Laura
• 02. Just One Of Those Things
• 03. Kansas City Man Blues
• 04. Shake 'Em Up
• 05. Chant in the Night
• 06. The Song of Songs
• 07. What A Dream