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Sidney Bechet
Ken Burns Jazz
Compil. US 2000 on Columbia label
Jazz (Big Band, Dixieland)
© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / Compilation ℗ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. Manufactured by Columbia Records / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211 Courtesy Credits: Tracks 5, 7, 11 and 12: Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Tracks 15 and 19: Courtesy of Blue Note Records Track 16: Courtesy of Good Time Jazz/Fantasy, Inc. Recording Dates: 1: July 30, 1923 2: October 17, 1924 3: December 17, 1924 4: December 17, 1924 5: April 21, 1931 6: September 15, 1932 7: August 15, 1934 8: April 16, 1937 9: April 16, 1937 10: April 14, 1937 11: February 10, 1938 12: February 10, 1938 13: November 6, 1938 14: November 6, 1938 15: June 8, 1939 16: March 28, 1940 17: June 4, 1940 18: January 8, 1941 19: December 20, 1944 20: July 31, 1947 "The Definitive" readable through front of package in clear jewel case door jamb and printed on the on the booklet's back page Alongside Columbia & Legacy, logos for 'See It On Public Broadcasting System' and General Motors are on the on rear cover and booklet's back page Notes: - Composer credits for "Shag" is disputed, with most sources citing the composer as Sidney Bechet as opposed to Joe Jordan (2) - Booklet omits performance credit for track #15, which was originally credited to the Sidney Bechet Quintet on Pounding Heart Blues / Summertime - Track #7, "Polka Dot Rag", entitled "Polka Dot Stomp" in the release booklet. The original Decca 78 (#153 B) was entitled "Polka Dot Rag"
Musicians
 | Sidney Bechet ss, cl, 1897-1959 US bass saxophone, clarinet, sarrusophone, soprano saxophone, album by, written by |
 | Chauncey Haughton cl, sax, as, 1909-1989 US alto saxophone, clarinet |
 | Harvey Boone sax, 1898-1939 US alto saxophone, clarinet |
 | Ralph Duquesne , alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone |
 | Ramon Usera sax, 1904-1972 US alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone |
 | Rudy Jackson ts, cl, US alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone |
 | Buddy Christian bj, 1885-1958 US banjo |
 | Frank Ethridge , banjo |
 | Ernie Caceres bs, cl, 1911-1971 US baritone saxophone |
 | Edward Coles , US bass, bass |
 | Henry Turner b, bass |
 | Jimmy Jones cb, bass |
 | Johnny Williams b, 1908-1998 US bass |
 | Pops Foster b, US bass |
 | Wellman Braud b, 1891-1966 US bass |
 | Wilson Myers b, voc, 1906-1991 US bass, vocals |
 | James Tolliver p, sax, clarinet, piano, tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Louis Armstrong tr, voc, 1901-1971 US cornet, trumpet |
 | Muggsy Spanier cor, tr, 1901-1967 US cornet |
 | Thomas Morris cor, 1897-1945 US cornet |
 | Arthur Herbert dr, *1907 US drums |
 | J.C. Heard dr, 1917-1988 US drums |
 | Jack Carter dr, drums |
 | Manzie Johnson dr, 1906-1971 US drums |
 | Morris Morand dr, US drums |
 | O'Neil Spencer dr, *1909 US drums, vocals |
 | Sidney Catlett dr, 1910-1951 US drums |
 | Wilbert Kirk dr, 1906-1983 drums |
 | Zutty Singleton dr, 1898-1975 US drums, written by |
 | Leonard Ware g, 1909-1974 US electric guitar |
 | Bernard Addison g, 1905-1990 US guitar |
 | Carmen Mastren g, 1913-1981 US guitar |
 | Howard Hill g, guitar |
 | Jimmy Miller g, guitar |
 | Teddy Bunn g, 1909-1978 US guitar |
 | Art Hodes p, 1904-1993 UA piano |
 | Clarence Williams p, voc, 1893-1965 US piano, written by |
 | Cliff Jackson p, 1902-1970 US piano |
 | Dave Bowman p, 1914-1964 US piano |
 | Erskine Butterfield p, 1913-1961 US piano |
 | Harry Brooks p, US piano |
 | Henry "Hank" Duncan p, 1894-1968 piano |
 | Lloyd Philips p, piano |
 | Lloyd Pinckney , piano |
 | Meade "Lux" Lewis p, *1905 US piano |
 | Gil White ts, US tenor saxophone |
 | Jerome Pasquall ts, 1902-1971 US tenor saxophone |
 | Matt Cavaluzzo , US transferred by |
 | Billy Burns tb, trombone |
 | Charlie Irvis tb, 1899-1939 US trombone |
 | Chester Burrill tb, US trombone |
 | J.C. Higginbotham tb, 1906-1973 US trombone |
 | John Mayfield tb, trombone |
 | Sandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US trombone |
 | Teddy Nixon tb, US trombone |
 | Vic Dickenson tb, 1906-1984 US trombone |
 | Arthur Briggs tr, 1899-1991 GD trumpet |
 | Clarence Brereton tr, 1909-1954 US trumpet |
 | Demas Dean tr, 1903-1991 US trumpet |
 | Henry "Red" Allen tr, voc, 1906-1967 US trumpet |
 | Sidney De Paris tr, cor, 1905-1967 US trumpet |
 | Tommy Ladnier tr, 1900-1939 US trumpet |
 | Wendell Culley tr, 1906-1983 US trumpet |
 | Oscar Madera vn, violin |
 | Eva Taylor voc, 1895-1977 US vocals |
 | Noble Sissle voc, 1889-1975 US vocals, written by |
 | Billy Banks , vocals, uncredited |
 | Clarence Williams' Blue Five , performer on track |
 | Noble Sissle And His Orchestra , US performer on track |
 | The New Orleans Feetwarmers , US performer on track |
 | Noble Sissle And His International Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Noble Sissle Swingsters , performer on track |
 | Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra , performer on track |
 | Sidney Bechet Quintet , US performer on track |
 | The Bechet / Spanier Big Four , performer on track |
 | Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers , US performer on track |
 | Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazz Men , performer on track |
 | Sidney Bechet Quartet , performer on track |
Producers
| Michael Brooks compilation producer |
| Darcy Proper mastered by |
Composers
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Wild Cat Blues | Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Clarence Williams, Thomas Waller | 2:59 |
| 2 | | Texas Moaner Blues | Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Clarence Williams, Fay Barnes | 3:09 |
| 3 | | Mandy, Make Up Your Mind | Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Arthur Johnston, George W. Meyer, Grant Clarke, Roy Turk | 3:09 |
| 4 | | I'm A Little Blackbird | Clarence Williams' Blue Five | Arthur Johnston, George W. Meyer, Grant Clarke, Roy Turk | 3:16 |
| 5 | | The Basement Blues | Noble Sissle And His Orchestra | W. C. Handy | 3:16 |
| 6 | | Shag | The New Orleans Feetwarmers | Joe Jordan | 3:03 |
| 7 | Polka Dot Rag | Noble Sissle And His International Orchestra | James Tolliver, Sidney Bechet | 2:50 | |
| 8 | Okey-doke | Noble Sissle Swingsters | Sidney Bechet | 2:53 | |
| 9 | | Characteristic Blues | Noble Sissle Swingsters | Noble Sissle, Sidney Bechet | 2:55 |
| 10 | | Dear Old Southland | Noble Sissle And His Orchestra | Henry Creamer, Turner Layton | 3:01 |
| 11 | | Blackstick | Sidney Bechet | Sidney Bechet | 3:09 |
| 12 | | Viper Mad | Sidney Bechet | Clarence Williams, Sidney Bechet | 3:03 |
| 13 | | Chant In The Night | Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra | Sidney Bechet | 2:23 |
| 14 | | Jungle Drums | Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra | Sidney Bechet, Zutty Singleton | 2:27 |
| 15 | Summertime | Sidney Bechet Quintet | Dubose & Dorothy Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | 4:12 | |
| 16 | | Sweet Lorraine | The Bechet / Spanier Big Four | Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish | 4:18 |
| 17 | | Shake It And Break It | Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers | H. Quail Clarke, Lou Friscoe Chiha | 2:52 |
| 18 | | Egyptian Fantasy | Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers | John Reid, Sidney Bechet | 3:00 |
| 19 | Blue Horizon | Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazz Men | Sidney Bechet | 4:27 | |
| 20 | Love For Sale | Sidney Bechet Quartet | Cole Porter | 5:15 |
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