Sidney Bechet in Switzerland

~ Release by Sidney Bechet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Victoria Hall, Genève, 14.05.1949
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1Présentation / Introduction
spoken vocals:
Loys Choquart (on 1949-05-14)
Loys Choquart2:59
2Sweet Georgia Brown
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live instrumental recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1949-05-14)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Sidney Bechet7:10
3Summertime
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1949-05-14)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Sidney Bechet3:41
4Muskrat Ramble
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version) (on 1949-05-14)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Sidney Bechet4:01
5Tin Roof Blues
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live recording of:
Tin Roof Blues (original instrumental version) (on 1949-05-14)
composer:
Georg Brunis, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
is based on:
Tin Roof Blues
Sidney Bechet8:05
6High Society
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live instrumental recording of:
High Society (Armand J. Piron/Clarence Williams) (on 1949-05-14)
writer:
Armand J. Piron and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
is based on:
High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)
Sidney Bechet4:15
7Anniversaire de Sidney Bechet
spoken vocals:
Loys Choquart (on 1949-05-14)
Loys Choquart3:09
8Weary Blues
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live instrumental recording of:
Weary Blues (on 1949-05-14)
lyricist:
George Cates and Mort Greene
composer:
Artie Matthews
Sidney Bechet5:31
9Blues in the Air
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live recording of:
Blues in the Air (on 1949-05-14)
composer:
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet6:25
10Ain't Gonna Give Nobody. None of My Jelly Roll
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live instrumental recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None o’ This Jelly Roll (on 1949-05-14)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Sidney Bechet6:51
11Southern Sunset
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
Sidney Bechet1:50
12Careless Love
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live instrumental recording of:
Careless Love (on 1954-05-14)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
Sidney Bechet5:52
13Wild Cat Blues
clarinet:
René Franc (on 1949-05-14)
double bass:
Alf Masselier (on 1949-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Michel Pacout (on 1949-05-14)
guitar:
Roger Kara (on 1949-05-14)
piano:
Eddie Bernard (on 1949-05-14)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1949-05-14) and Pierre Braslavsky (on 1949-05-14)
trombone:
Bernard Zacharias (on 1949-05-14)
live recording of:
Wild Cat Blues (on 1954-05-14)
composer:
Thomas Waller and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Sidney Bechet4:05
14Interview Sidney Bechet
spoken vocals:
Sidney Bechet (in 1954-04) and Loys Choquart (in 1954-04)
Loys Choquart9:09
15Oh, Didn't He Ramble ?
clarinet:
Albert Nicholas (in 1954-04)
double bass:
Wellman Braud (in 1954-04)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (in 1954-04)
guitar:
Lawrence Lucie (in 1954-04)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton (in 1954-04)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (in 1954-04)
tenor saxophone:
Happy Caldwell (American jazz reed player) (in 1954-04)
trombone:
Claude Jones (in 1954-04)
trumpet:
Sidney De Paris (in 1954-04)
live recording of:
Oh, Didn’t He Ramble (in 1954-04)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Bob Cole and John Rosamond Johnson (African American songwriter)
arranger:
William Christopher Handy
part of:
All of Me (1984 film)
Jelly Roll Morton3:08
▶ CD 2: Grand Casino Genève, Maison du Peuple 1954, Lausanne 1949, Interview Radio-Lausanne 1951
▶ CD 3: Kongresshaus Zurich 1955, Victoria Hall Genève 1951
▶ CD 4: Théatre de Beaulieu Lausanne 1958, Cinéma Arlequin Sion 1958, Concert privé Genève 1954