Sidney Bechet Greatest Hits

Sidney Bechet Greatest Hits Artist: Sidney Bechet
Label: Bmg Int'l
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 743215206323
EAN: 0743215206323
ASIN: B0000089XR


Release Date: 1997-10-09

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Tracks:

  1. Les Oignons
  2. Mon Homme
  3. Petite Fleur
  4. Maryland
  5. Royal Garden Blues
  6. La Marchand De Poisson
  7. Dans Les Rues D'Antibes
  8. As-Tu Le Cafard?
  9. Si Tu Vois Ma Mere
  10. Rockin' Chair
  11. Summertime
  12. St. Louis Blues
  13. Souvenirs De La Nouvelle Orleans
  14. When The Saints Go Marchin' In

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars French Bechet.......2007-01-01

This is a good intro into the French part of Bechet's remarkable career;
the recordings span from 1949 to 1958 half of them are with Claude Luter (cl) in one or another combination; most feature prominently him or other Bechet's French collaborators, but the most rewarding tracks, at least for me, are the tracks avec ses amis americains...

Actually, I have heard few other recordings with Teddy Buckner (cornet player very much in young Satchmo's vein) so I'm sorry Teddy is on only one song (Bechet's "Souvenirs de la Nouvelle Orleans") and I'm also sorry that Bechet's trio with Lil Hardin (p) and Zutty Singleton (dm) is represented with only one track (Carmichael's "Rockin' Chair")...
Without intending any disrespect for French Dixielanders, I believe that the best Bechet's recordings I've heard even from this stage of his career are with American musicians...

I must add another thing: I'm not the biggest fano of the sound of soprano sax (I prefer tenor, but also alto and bariton sax...), but with Bechet it's quite acceptable for me... Just listen to his occasional growl on Handy's "St. Louis Blues" with Sammy Price's Bluesicians (Emmett Berry on trumpet, among others).

5 out of 5 stars Petite Fleur at its best!.......1999-10-12

Thanks Amazon! At last, after 39 years of searching I got the REAL Petite Fleur, which is of course Sidney Bechet All Stars. Very reasonable price too, and a bunch of great tunes!

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