SIDNEY BECHET - PLAYS SIDNEY BECHET

Revered in France during the last decade of his life, Sidney Bechet was one of the seminal forces in the roots of New Orleans jazz and the first musician to give the soprano sax a voice in jazz. This release presents the complete LP Sidney Bechet joue Sidney Bechet, which consisted of brilliant performances by Bechet of his own compositions, such as the immortal "Petite fleur".

Tracklist:

Side A

1. PETITE FLEUR 3:24
2. MARCHAND DE POISSONS 2:49
3. TEMPÉRAMENTAL 3:20
4. PROMENADE AUX CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES 3:18
5. A MOI D’PAYER 3:35
6. LES OIGNONS 3:09
7. EN ATTENDANT LE JOUR 3:19 *
8. LASTIC 2:37 *

Side B

1. DANS LES RUES D’ANTIBES 3:30
2. PREMIER BAL 3:28
3. SI TU VOIS MA MÈRE 3:17
4. PASSPORT TO PARADISE 3:00
5. AU SECOURS 2:28
6. AS-TU LE CAFARD? 2:33
7. MOULIN À CAFÉ 3:02 *
8. MOUSTACHE GAULOISE 3:12 *

* Bonus tracks

All tracks composed by SIDNEY BECHET

Personnel:

SIDNEY BECHET, soprano sax & clarineton all tracks plus:

A1 & A6: Claude Luter & Son Orchestre: Guy Longnon, Claude Rabanit(tp), Bernard Zacharias (tb), Claude Luter (cl,cond), Christian Azzi (p), Claude Philippe (bj), Roland Bianchini (b), Moustache Galepides (d). Salle Pleyel, Paris,January 31, 1952.

A2, B1, B3 & B6: Same personnel as above except Claude Rabanit (tp) omitted. Paris, January 18, 1952.

A3: André Réwéliotty & Son Orchestre: Marcel Bornstein (cnt), Guy Longnon (tp), Jean-Louis Durand (tb), André Réwéliotty (cl, cond), Yannick Singery (p), Zozo D’Halluin (b), Michel Pacout (d). Paris, March 11, 1954.

A4 & A7: Claude Luter & Son Orchestre: Pierre Dervaux (tp), Guy Longnon (tb), Claude Luter (cl, cond), Christian Azzi (p),Roland Bianchini (b), Moustache Galepides (d). Paris, May 4, 1951.

A5: André Réwéliotty & Son Orchestre: Guy Longnon (tp), Jean-Louis Durand (tb), André Réwéliotty (cl, cond), Yannick Singery (p), Zozo D’Halluin (b), Michel Pacout (d). Paris, February 8, 1955.

A8 & B7-B8: Claude Luter & Son Orchestre: Pierre Dervaux (tp), Bernard Zacharias (tb), Claude Luter (cl, cond),Christian Azzi (p), Roland Bianchini (b), Moustache Galepides (d). Paris, October 6 & 9, 1950.

B2 & B5: André Réwéliotty & Son Orchestre: Guy Longnon (tp), Jean-Louis Durand (tb), André Réwéliotty (cl, cond), Yannick Singery (p), Zozo D’Halluin (b), Marcel Blanche (d). Paris, March 23, 1957.

B4: André Réwéliotty & Son Orchestre: Guy Longnon (tp), Jean-Louis Durand (tb), André Réwéliotty (cl, cond), Eddie Bernard (p), Zozo D’Halluin (b), Jacques David (d). Paris, June 26, 1956.