Compact disc. At head of title on container insert: The definitive. All songs previously released. Columbia/Legacy: CK 61441 (additional no. on disc: Columbia/Legacy: DIDP 101749). Sidney Bechet, clarinet, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, & sarrusophone ; with additional musicians. Recorded 1923-1947.
Contents:
Wild cat blues (Clarence Williams' Blue Five) -- Texas moaner blues (Clarence Williams' Blue Five) -- Mandy, make up your mind (Clarence Williams' Blue Five) -- I'm a little blackbird (Clarence Williams' Blue Five) -- The basement blues (Noble Sissle and His Orchestra) -- Shag (The New Orleans Feetwarmers) -- Polka dot stomp (Noble Sissle and His International Orchestra) -- Okey-doke (Noble Sissle's Swingsters) -- Characteristic blues (Noble Sissle's Swingsters) -- Dear old southland (Noble Sissle and His Orchestra) -- Blackstick (Sidney "Pops" Bechet with Noble Sissle's Swingsters) -- Viper mad (Sidney "Pops" Bechet with Noble Sissle's Swingsters) -- Chant in the night (Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra) -- Jungle drums (Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra) -- Summertime -- Sweet Lorraine (Bechet-Spanier Big Four) -- Shake it and break it (Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers) -- Egyptian fantasy (Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers) -- Blue horizon (Sidney Bechet and His Blue Note Jazzmen) -- Love for sale (Sidney Bechet Quartet).
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