This out-of-print French release contains 18 tracks featuring Sidney Bechet and various backing ensembles: Clarence Williams' Blue Five, the Get Happy Band, Noble Sissle's big band several cuts with Sissle's rhythm section. A wonderful representation of the pioneering jazz soloist at work!
6 When the Sun Sets Down South - Sidney Bechet, Bechet
7 Jada - Sidney Bechet, Brooks
8 Really the Blues - Sidney Bechet, Carleton
9 Whe You and I Were Young Maggie - Sidney Bechet, Mezzrow
10 Weary Blues - Sidney Bechet, Butterfield
11 Indian Summer - Sidney Bechet, Herbert
12 Oh, Didn't He Ramble - Sidney Bechet, Traditional
13 High Society - Sidney Bechet, Piron
14 The Winin' Boy - Sidney Bechet, Morton
15 At the Log Cabin - Sidney Bechet, Bechet
16 Lay Your Racket - Sidney Bechet, Bechet
17 What a Dream - Sidney Bechet, Bechet
18 Trixie Blues - Sidney Bechet, Smith
This out-of-print French release contains 18 tracks featuring Sidney Bechet and various backing ensembles: Clarence Williams' Blue Five, the Get Happy Band, Noble Sissle's big band several cuts with Sissle's rhythm section. A wonderful representation of the pioneering jazz soloist at work!