The Complete American Masters 1931-1953

~ Release by Sidney Bechet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Trombonist on disc 1, tracks 5-8 was probably John Mayfield but may have been Charlie Irvis

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1923-1932 Selected Recordings
2▶CD: 1934-1938
3▼CD: 1938-1939
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1Blue Monday on Sugar Hill
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-05-26)
recording of:
Blue Monday on Sugar Hill (on 1938-05-26)
writer:
Wesley A. Wilson
Grant & Wilson2:18
2What a Dream
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Caceres (on 1938-11-16)
double bass:
Eddie Robinson (on 1938-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1938-11-16)
electric guitar:
Leonard Ware (on 1938-11-16)
piano:
Dave Bowman (on 1938-11-16)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-16)
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:54
3Hold Tight
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:37
4Jungle Drums
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:29
5Chant in the Night
baritone saxophone:
Ernie Caceres (on 1938-11-16)
double bass:
Eddie Robinson (on 1938-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1938-11-16)
electric guitar:
Leonard Ware (on 1938-11-16)
piano:
Dave Bowman (on 1938-11-16)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-16)
Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra2:26
6Ja-Da
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Ja-Da (on 1938-11-28)
composer:
Bob Carleton
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra2:55
7Really the Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28) and Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
clarinet and sopranino saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
clarinet and tenor saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (on 1938-11-28)
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra3:38
8When You and I Were Young, Maggie
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28) and Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (on 1938-11-28)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (on 1938-11-28)
instrumental recording of:
When You and I Were Young, Maggie (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
George Washington Johnson
writer:
[traditional]
composer:
James A. Butterfield
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra2:44
9Weary Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28) and Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
double bass:
Elmer James (on 1938-11-28)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1938-11-28)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1938-11-28)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (on 1938-11-28)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1938-11-28)
tenor saxophone:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1938-11-28)
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (on 1938-11-28)
recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1938-11-28)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Tommy Ladnier and His Orchestra3:02
10Blues for Tommy Ladnier
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-08)
clarinet, clarinet and soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sidney Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08, on 1939-08-06)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-08)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (number: GM-532-X-12)
recording of:
Blues for Tommy Ladnier (on 1939-06-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Port of Harlem Seven4:27
11Summertime
double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
part of:
Blue Note (number: GM-533-14)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1939-06-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Port of Harlem Seven4:13
12Pounding Heart Blues
clarinet, clarinet and soprano saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-06-08)
double bass:
Johnny Williams (on 1939-06-08)
double bass [bass]:
John Williams (on 1939-06-08)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-06-08)
guitar:
Teddy Bunn (on 1939-06-08)
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1939-06-08, on 1939-08-06)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-06-08)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1939-06-08)
recording of:
Pounding Heart Blues (on 1939-06-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Port of Harlem Seven4:02
13Oh, Didn't He Ramble?
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:11
14High Society
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen2:49
15I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say
recording of:
Buddy Bolden’s Blues (I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say)
lyricist and previously attributed to:
Jelly Roll Morton
additional composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
composer:
Buddy Bolden
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and MCD Music Limited
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:13
16Winin' Boy Blues
recording of:
Winin’ Boy Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen3:08
17Magic Islands
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra2:39
18Mayotte
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra2:28
19Rose Rhumba
The Haitian Orchestra2:23
20Sous les Palmiers
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra2:36
21Original Haitian Music 1 (Ça Pique à Haïti)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra2:23
22Original Haitian Music 2 (Tirre Chatte)
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra2:26
23Tropical Mood Moon Rhumba (Danse Ensemble)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra3:02
24Baba Rhumba (Nana)
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1939-11-22)
The Haitian Orchestra2:36
4▶CD: 1939-1940
5▶CD: 1940-1941
6▶CD: 1941–1944
7▶CD: 1944–1945
8▶CD: 1945
9▶CD: 1946–1947
10▶CD: 1947
11▶CD: 1947–1949
12▶CD: 1949–1950
13▶CD: 1950–1953 Studio and Selected Live Recordings
14▶CD: 1939–1946 Broadcasts, Concerts, Private Recordings

Credits

Release group

part of:The Jazz Masters (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002237515 [info]