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

▶CD 1: 1923-1932 Selected Recordings
▶CD 2: 1934-1938
▶CD 3: 1938-1939
▶CD 4: 1939-1940
▼CD 5: 1940-1941
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Perdido Street Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
bass and double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
clarinet, clarinet and soprano saxophone, reeds and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-27)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra (in 1940) and Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
performer:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
Perdido Street Blues (on 1940-05-27)
composer:
Lil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra33:07
22:19 Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
clarinet, reeds and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
piano:
Luis Russell (on 1940-05-27)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
2.19 Blues (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Mamie Desdume
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:52
3Down in Honky Tonk Town
recording of:
Down in Honky Tonk Town
writer:
Charles McCarron (in 1916) and Chris Smith (Ragtime composer) (in 1916)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra3:06
4Coal Cart Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-05-27)
bass and double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1940-05-27)
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-05-27)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1940-05-27)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (on 1940-05-27)
recording of:
Coal Cart Blues (on 1940-05-27)
writer:
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra2:57
5Shake It and Break It
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
instrumental recording of:
Shake It and Break It (on 1940-06-04)
lyricist:
H. Quail Clarke
composer:
Lou Friscoe Chiha
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:56
6Old Man Blues
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Old Man Blues (on 1940-06-04)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:49
7Wild Man Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Wild Man Blues (on 1940-06-04)
composer:
Louis Armstrong and Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:19
8Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Mornin'
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel ‘Dis Mornin’ (on 1940-06-04)
writer:
Pearl Delaney and Tom Delaney
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:32
9Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
reeds:
Sidney Bechet (on 1940-06-04)
recording of:
Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (on 1940-06-04)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bunk Johnson
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:18
10Blues in Thirds
recording of:
Blues in Thirds (on 1940-09-06)
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
Sidney Bechet and His Trio2:59
11Blue for You Johnny
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:54
12Ain't Misbehavin'
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:58
13Save It Pretty Mama
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1940-09-06)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:57
14Stompy Jones
recording of:
Stompy Jones (on 1940-09-06)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:53
15Muskrat Ramble
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1940-11-11)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
Professor Sidney Bechet with Dr. Henry Levine's Barefooted Dixieland Philharmonics2:51
16Coal Black Shine
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1941-01-08)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:45
17Egyptian Fantasy
double bass:
Wellman Braud (on 1941-01-08)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-01-08)
piano:
James Toliver (on 1941-01-08)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1941-01-08)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1941-01-08)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
Egyptian Fantasy (on 1941-01-08)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:03
18Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1941-01-08)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:36
19Slippin' and Slidin'
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet (on 1941-01-08)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:54
20The Sheik of Araby
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1941-04-18)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
Sidney Bechet's One-Man Band2:12
21Blues of Bechet
clarinet, double bass, drums (drum set), piano, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1941-04-18)
Sidney Bechet's One-Man Band1:55
22Swing Parade
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:23
23I Know That You Know
recording of:
I Know That You Know (on 1941-04-28)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers2:30
24When It's Sleepy Time Down South
recording of:
When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (on 1941-04-28)
lyricist:
Leon René and Otis René
composer:
Clarence Muse
publisher:
Leon Rene Publication, Mills Music, Inc. and Otis Rene Publication
Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers3:03
▶CD 6: 1941–1944
▶CD 7: 1944–1945
▶CD 8: 1945
▶CD 9: 1946–1947
▶CD 10: 1947
▶CD 11: 1947–1949
▶CD 12: 1949–1950
▶CD 13: 1950–1953 Studio and Selected Live Recordings
▶CD 14: 1939–1946 Broadcasts, Concerts, Private Recordings

Credits

Release Group

part of:The Jazz Masters (order: 1)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002237515 [info]