Sidney Bechet

INCLUDES 11 BONUS TRACKS

This release presents the complete superlative recordings made by Sidney Bechet with French pianist Martial Solal. All of these tracks were recorded in a quartet setting, with accompaniment by the great drummer Kenny Clarke on the second session. As a bonus, all of the master takes made by Bechet in a trio session that was also recorded in Paris with Lil Armstrong and Zutty Singleton in 1952.

PERSONNEL:

[1-14] SIDNEY BECHET, soprano sax
MARTIAL SOLAL, piano
LLOYD THOMPSON, bass on (1-8)
PIERRE MICHELOT, bass on (9-14)
AL LEVITT, drums on (1-8)
KENNY CLARKE, drums on (9-14)

Paris, France, March 12 (1-8) & June 17 (9-14), 1957.

[15-25] BONUS TRACKS: SIDNEY BECHET TRIO:
SIDNEY BECHET (ss); LIL ARMSTRONG (p, voc on 19 & 24 only)
ZUTTY SINGLETON, (d). Paris, France, October 7, 1952.

TRACKS:

01. I Only Have Eyes For You
02. The Man I Love
03. Exactly Like You
04. These Foolish Things
05. Once In A While
06. Jeepers Creepers
07. I Never Knew
08. Pennies From Heaven
09. All The Things You Are
10. All Of Me
11. Embraceable You
12. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
13. Rose Room
14. It Don't Mean A Thing
15. Milenberg Joys
16. Limehouse Blues
17. The Blue Room
18. Ol' Rockin' Chair
19. Big Butter And Egg Man
20. My Melancholy Baby
21. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
22. Black Bottom
23. Baby's Prayer
24. Lazy River
25. Stars Fell On Alabama/Lazy River

Total Time: 75:58:

“By the time the two of them are trading fours on “Foolish Things”, it is evident that this is going to work, and work splendidly. There is a mutual agreement on the things that matter and a mutual joy in creating music. This is neither a curiosity not a stunt but a respectful meeting of individuals.”
Martin Williams