The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet
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Sidney Bechet was one of jazz's most distinctive voices—a soprano saxophonist whose warm, vibrato-heavy tone and blues-rooted sensibility made him instantly recognizable whether he was leading a small ensemble or sitting in on a standard. This Mosaic compilation gathers his Blue Note recordings, capturing the New Orleans-born musician in a period when he was deeply engaged with the blues structures that had always underpinned his playing. The sessions show Bechet moving comfortably between New Orleans jazz traditions and small-group swing, his soprano weaving through standards like "Summertime" and "St. Louis Blues" with both sophistication and earthiness. What strikes most is how naturally he navigates between composed themes and improvised passages—those marked as improvisations aren't departures but extensions of his melodic thinking. For anyone interested in how the blues and jazz coexisted in early twentieth-century American music, or simply in hearing one of jazz's most human and expressive voices, these recordings remain essential.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | Records NM. Box good VG+. Carefully packed andamp;amp;amp; shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Mosaic Records (2) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Country | US |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
A1. Blues For Tommy (Improv) 4:23
A2. Summer Time 4:10
A3. Pounding Heart Blues (Improv) 4:00
A4. Careless Love 3:41
A5. Milk Cow Blues 4:04
A6. Lonesome Blues 4:03
B1. Dear Old Southland 4:01
B2. Bechet's Steady Rider 2:52
B3. Saturday Night Blues 2:54
B4. St Louis Blues 4:44
B5. Jazz Me Blues (Alt) 3:47
B6. Jazz Me Blues 4:15
C1. Blue Horizon 4:24
C2. Muskrat Ramble 3:39
C3. High Society 3:35
C4. Salty Dog 4:02
C5. Weary Blues 4:19
C6. Jackass Blues (Alt) 5:05
D1. Jackass Blues 4:42
D2. Milenberg Joys 4:18
D3. Lord Let Me In The Lifeboat 3:33
D4. 4 Days Beyond Recall 4:48
D5. Porto Rico 3:12
D6. Up In Sidney's Flat 4:17
E1. Save It Pretty Mama 3:07
E2. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 3:05
E3. Memphis Blues 2:53
E4. Shine 2:54
E5. St. James Infirmary 3:18
E6. Darktown Shutter's Ball 2:58
E7. Darktown Shutter's Ball (Alt) 3:05
F1. Blame It On The Blues (Alt) 2:57
F2. Blame It On The Blues 2:54
F3. Old Stack O'Lee Blues 4:12
F4. Bechet's Fantasy 3:47
F5. Weary Way Blues (10" Take) 3:16
F6. Weary Way Blues (78 Take) 3:08
G1. Sister Kate 3:03
G2. Tiger Rag 3:06
G3. Tin Roof Blues 2:58
G4. I Found A New Baby 3:05
G5. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 3:07
G6. When The Saints Go Marching In 2:59
H1. Basin Street Blues 3:15
H2. Cake Walk Babies
H3. At The Jazz Band Ball 3:00
H4. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho 3:17
H5. Fidgety Feet 2:58
H6. Tailgate Ramble 2:51
I1. Copenhagen 2:48
I2. China Boy 3:02
I3. Runnin' Wild (Alt) 3:04
I4. Runnin' Wild 3:05
I5. Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll (Alt) 3:20
I6. Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jelly Roll 2:55
I7. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind 2:52
I8. Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble 2:44
J1. Original Dixieland One Step 4:12
J2. Avalon 4:51
J3. That's A Plenty 4:12
J4. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me 5:38
J5. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me (Alt) 5:53
K1. Ballin' The Jack (Alt) 3:34
K2. Ballin' The Jack 3:47
K3. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Alt) 4:03
K4. There'll Be Some Changes Made 3:56
K5. All Of Me 4:03
K6. Ding Dong Daddy 4:25
L1. Black And Blue (Alt) 2:09
L2. Black And Blue 3:35
L3. Shine 4:53
L4. Rose Of The Rio Grande (Alt) 4:10
L5. Rose Of The Rio Grande 4:10
L6. Sweet Georgia Brown 3:57
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