Masters of Jazz

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

Tracklist

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1Maple Leaf Rag
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
2:56
2Polka Dot Rag2:51
3Dear Old Southland
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
2:36
4Characteristic Blues2:56
5Blackstick2:48
6When the Sun Sets Down South
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
When the Sun Sets Down South
composer:
Sidney Bechet and Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter)
3:13
7Jungle Drums2:29
8Chant in the Night2:24
9Really the Blues3:38
10Summertime
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (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)
4:13
11Indian Summer3:05
12One O'Clock Jump
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
2:26
13Lazy River4:07
14China Boy
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
instrumental recording of:
China Boy
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
publisher:
Leo Feist Inc.
3:48
15Perdido Street Blues3:02
16Shake It and Break It2:56
17Old Man Blues
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Old Man Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
2:50
18Nobody Knows the Way I Feel «Dis Mornin'»3:32
19Blues in Thirds
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Blues in Thirds
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
Hi-Cue Productions
2:58
20Stompy Jones
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Stompy Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
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1Muskrat Ramble
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
2:48
2Egyptian Fantasy
recording of:
Egyptian Fantasy
composer:
Sidney Bechet
3:02
3Swing Parade
recording of:
Swing Parade
composer:
Sidney Bechet
2:22
4I Know That You Know
instrumental recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:32
5When It's Sleepy Time Down South3:03
6Limehouse Blues
instrumental recording of:
Limehouse Blues
lyricist:
Douglas Furber
composer:
Philip Braham
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:37
7Georgia Cabin
recording of:
Georgia Cabin
writer:
Mary E. Karoley (Jazz song writer)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
3:00
8Strange Fruit
recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
2:33
9Blues in the Air
recording of:
Blues in the Air
composer:
Sidney Bechet
2:47
10The Mooche
recording of:
The Mooche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
3:12
11Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
3:02
12Oh! Lady Be Good!
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
2:27
13What Is This Thing Called Love?
instrumental recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
3:31
14V-Disc Blues (Bugle Call Rag)
4:51
15After You've Gone
instrumental recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
4:51
16Saint-Louis Blues
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
4:48
17Blue Horizon
recording of:
Blue Horizon
composer:
Sidney Bechet
4:28
18Quiet Please
3:53
19High Society
3:37
20Out of the Gallion
recording of:
Out of the Gallion
composer:
Mezz Mezzrow
3:19