Biographical and program notes by Antonio Padilla in container insert. Sidney Bechet, clarinet and saxophone ; various groups and supporting performers. Recorded in New York City from June 8, 1939-Aug. 25, 1951; selections previously issued.
Contents:
CD 1. Summertime -- Blues for Tommy -- Pounding heart blues -- Careless love blues -- Milk cow blues -- Lonesome blues -- Dear old Southland -- Bechet's steady rider -- Saturday night blues -- St. Louis blues -- Jazz me blues -- Blue horizon -- Muskrat ramble -- High society -- Salty dog -- Weary blues -- Jackass blues -- CD 2. Milenberg joys -- Lord, let me in the lifeboat -- Days beyond recall -- Porto rico -- Up in Sidney's flat -- Save it pretty mama -- Way down yonder in New Orleans -- Memphis blues -- Shine -- St. James Infirmary -- Darktown strutter's ball -- Blame it on the blues, Quincy street stomp -- Old Stack O'Lee blues -- Bechet's fantasy -- Weary way blues -- Sister Kate -- Tiger rag -- Darktown strutter's ball, bonus track -- CD 3. Nobody knows you when you're down and out -- When the saints go marching in -- Basin street blues -- Cake walking babies from home -- Tailgate ramble -- At the jazz band ball -- Runnin' wild -- Ain't gonna give nobody none of my jelly roll -- Mandy, make up your mind -- Shim-me-sha-wabble -- Original Dixieland one step -- Avalon -- That's a plenty -- Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me -- Ballin' the jack -- There'll be some changes made.
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