Viper Mad

~ Recording by Noble Sissle’s Swingsters

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Viper Mad?:??Sidney “Pops” Bechet with Noble Sissle's SwingstersSweet Patootie / Viper MadSidney “Pops” Bechet with Noble Sissle's SwingstersSingle
Decca Records7429
1.9Viper Mad3:07Sidney Bechet feat. Noble Sissle’s SwingstersMarijuana Jazz Classics Sixteen Weed Smokers Dream SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Konsa Records8400
1.4Viper Mad3:01Sidney BechetWhat a DreamSidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
Midget93712-2
1.5Viper Mad3:05Noble Sissle’s Swingsters1924-1938Sidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
BBC Records (had undergone several name changes, see aliases)BBC CD 700
1.5Viper Mad3:05Noble Sissle’s Swingsters1924-1938Sidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
DRG Records838 032-2
1.6Viper Mad3:02Noble Sissle’s SwingstersThe Chronological Classics: Sidney Bechet 1937-1938Sidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series)593
1.9Viper Mad3:04Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle’s SwingstersReefer SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1996-07-02
Mojo Records (early blues/jazz reissues, active mid-90s)302
1.5Viper Mad3:06Sidney Bechet and Noble Sissle's SwingstersSweet and LowdownVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • CA1999-11-23
Sony ClassicalSK 89019
1.5Viper Mad3:06Sidney Bechet and Noble Sissle's SwingstersSweet and Lowdown: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Sony ClassicalSK 89019
1.12Viper Mad3:05Sidney BechetKen Burns Jazz: Sidney BechetSidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-11-07
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 61441
1.12Viper Mad3:05Sidney BechetKen Burns JazzSidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 61441
2.8Viper Mad3:03Sidney BechetPortraitSidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
Past Perfect (DE reissue label of questionable legitimacy, run by TIM The International Music Company AG)205447-325
1.17Viper Mad3:03Sidney BechetDope & Glory: Reefer Songs der 30er & 40er JahreVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2002-02-04
TrikontTRIKONT US-0295
1.17Viper Mad3:04Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle’s Swingsters feat. O'Neill SpencerDope & Glory - Reefer Songs of the 30's and 40'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Transmitter RecordsBP 099
1.6Viper Mad3:03Noble Sissle and His OrchestraThe Ultimate 30s and 40s Reefer SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CD021
2.2Viper Mad3:07Noble Sissle’s SwingstersPre-War Classic SidesSidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSP933A, JSP933B, JSP933C, JSP933D
1.8Viper Mad3:05Noble Sissle and His OrchestraReefer Blues: Vintage Songs About Marijuana, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Grammercy RecordsCD-295
2.12Viper Mad3:05Sidney “Pops” Bechet with Noble Sissle's SwingstersThe Complete American Masters 1931-1953Sidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2011-11-21
Universal Music Classics & Jazz France533 616-7
1.7Viper Mad3:05Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle’s SwingstersMarijuana Madness: The Best of Reefer Songs 1927‐1947Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Fuel Label Group (Terri Nunn and Berlin)302 061 882 2
1.9Viper Mad3:03Sidney BechetFreight Train BluesSidney BechetAlbum + Compilation
Tring International PLC (not for release label use - for copyrights only)GRF100

Relationships

clarinet and soprano saxophone:Sidney Bechet (on 1938-02-10)
double bass:Jimmy Jones (Jazz bassist *NOT the pianist*) (on 1938-02-10)
drums (drum set):O'Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
guitar:Jimmy Miller (Jazz guitar player) (on 1938-02-10)
piano:Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (on 1938-02-10)
tenor saxophone:Gil White (on 1938-02-10)
trumpet:Clarence Brereton (on 1938-02-10)
vocals:O'Neill Spencer (on 1938-02-10)
recording of:Viper Mad (on 1938-02-10)

Related works

Viper Mad

writer:Sidney Bechet
Mayer Williams