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

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-08 18:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1923-1932 Selected Recordings
2▶CD: 1934-1938
3▶CD: 1938-1939
4▶CD: 1939-1940
5▶CD: 1940-1941
6▶CD: 1941–1944
7▼CD: 1944–1945
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Horizon
Sidney Bechet & His Blue Note Jazzmen4:29
2Muskrat Ramble
Sidney Bechet & His Blue Note Jazzmen3:42
3Walking and Talking to Myself
Cliff Jackson’s Village Cats3:53
4Quiet Please
Cliff Jackson’s Village Cats3:56
5Cliff’s Boogie Woogie
Cliff Jackson’s Village Cats4:16
6Jeepers Creepers
Cliff Jackson’s Village Cats4:25
7High Society
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-01-29)
double bass [bass]:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Freddie Moore (american jazz drummer and singer) (on 1945-01-29)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1945-01-29)
trombone:
George Lugg (Jazz trombonist) (on 1945-01-29)
trumpet:
Max Kaminsky (on 1945-01-29)
vocals:
Freddie Moore (american jazz drummer and singer) (on 1945-01-29)
recording of:
High Society (Armand J. Piron/Clarence Williams) (on 1945-01-29)
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
is based on:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
recording of:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally) (on 1945-01-29)
lyricist:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
is based on:
High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen3:38
8Salty Dog
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-01-29)
recording of:
Salty Dog Blues (on 1945-01-29)
arranger:
Papa Charlie Jackson (in 1924)
arrangement of:
Salty Dog
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:05
9Weary Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-01-29)
recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1945-01-29)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:22
10Jackass Blues
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-01-29)
double bass [bass]:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Freddie Moore (american jazz drummer and singer) (on 1945-01-29)
piano:
Art Hodes (on 1945-01-29)
trombone:
George Lugg (Jazz trombonist) (on 1945-01-29)
trumpet:
Max Kaminsky (on 1945-01-29)
vocals:
Freddie Moore (american jazz drummer and singer) (on 1945-01-29)
recording of:
Jackass Blues (on 1945-01-29)
writer:
Art Kassel and Mel Stitzel
Sidney Bechet’s Blue Note Jazzmen4:47
11Milenberg Joys
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-03-10)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-03-10)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1945-03-10)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
recording of:
Milenberg Joys (on 1945-03-10)
writer:
Walter Melrose
composer:
Ferdinand Morton, Paul Mares and Leon Roppolo
Bunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet4:21
12Lord, Let Me in the Lifeboat
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-03-10)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-03-10)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1945-03-10)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
recording of:
Lord, Let Me in the Lifeboat (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet3:36
13Days Beyond Recall
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-03-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-03-10)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1945-03-10)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
recording of:
Days Beyond Recall (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet4:52
14Porto Rico
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-03-10)
double bass:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-03-10)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1945-03-10)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
Bunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet3:11
15Up in Sidney’s Flat
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1945-03-10)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
George "Pops" Foster (on 1945-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Manzie Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
piano:
Cliff Jackson (jazz pianist) (on 1945-03-10)
solo trombone and trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1945-03-10)
trumpet:
Bunk Johnson (on 1945-03-10)
recording of:
Up in Sidney's Flat (on 1945-03-10)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Bunk Johnson and Sidney Bechet4:23
16House Party
Mezzrow-Bechet Septet2:42
17Perdido Street Stomp
Mezzrow-Bechet Septet2:24
18Revolutionary Blues, Part 1
Mezzrow-Bechet Septet3:18
19Revolutionary Blues, Part 2
Mezzrow-Bechet Septet2:39
20Blood on the Moon
Mezzrow-Bechet Septet2:28
21Levee Blues
recording of:
Levee Blues
composer:
Mezz Mezzrow
Mezzrow-Bechet Septet2:58
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]