Together

THE JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR COLLECTION

DELUXE PACKAGING – Thick cardboard Fold Open Digi-Sleeves with inner sleeves

2 LPS ON 1 CD

BONUS ALBUM : BECHET SOUVENIRS

Presented here are the complete extraordinary recordings made by Sidney Bechet with renowned French pianist Martial Solal. All of these tracks, originally issued on the album "Sidney Bechet-Martial Solal" (Swing LDM-30065), were recorded in a quartet setting, with accompaniment by the great drummer Kenny Clarke on the second session. Another complete LP by Bechet, "Bechet Souvenirs" (Vogue LD-025), has been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

SIDNEY BECHET, soprano sax
MARTIAL SOLAL, piano
On all tracks, plus:

On [1-8]: LLOYD THOMPSON, bass; AL LEVITT, drums.
Paris, France, March 12, 1957.

On [9-14]: PIERRE MICHELOT, bass; KENNY CLARKE, drums.
Paris, France, June 1957.

[15-22] BONUS ALBUM: BECHET SOUVENIERS (Vogue LD-025):

On [15], [17-18] & [20]: SIDNEY BECHET & CLAUDE LUTER with ANDRÉ REWELIOTTY’s Mimosa Jazzband:
Sidney Bechet (ss), Marcel Bornstein (cnt), Jean-Louis Durand (tb),
Claude Luter, André Reweliotty (cl), Yannick Singery (p),
Zozo D’Halluin (b), Michel Pacout (d).
Paris, France, September 7, 1951.

On [16], [19] & [21-22]: Same personnel and date as above except Wallace Bishop (d) replaces Michel Pacout. Bornstein and Durand out on 22.

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 (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING)
15 KANSAS CITY MAN BLUES
16 OF ALL THE WRONGS YOU’VE DONE TO ME
17 APEX BLUES
18 TOGETHER
19 PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET [Mets ton vieux bonnet gris]
20 SLEEPY TIME GAL
21 DARLING NELLY GRAY
22 SIDNEY’S WEDDING DAY

Total Time: 69:46