Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 2

Review by Tadeu Santana

Jazz Classics by Sidney Bechet is a timeless masterpiece that showcases the legendary musician's exceptional talent as a clarinetist and saxophonist. The album features some of Bechet's most iconic recordings, including "Summertime," "Blue Horizon," and "Petite Fleur," which have become jazz standards over the years.

The album opens with the upbeat and energetic "Maple Leaf Rag," which sets the tone for the rest of the album. Bechet's virtuosity is evident in every track, as he effortlessly switches between his clarinet and soprano saxophone, creating a sound that is both smooth and soulful.

One of the standout tracks on the album is "Si Tu Vois Ma Mere," a hauntingly beautiful ballad that showcases Bechet's ability to convey emotion through his playing. The song has been featured in various films and TV shows, including Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris.

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Artist: Sidney Bechet
Album: Jazz Classics Volume 2

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1981

Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Lord Let Me In the Lifeboat	03:33
Summertime
Days Beyond Recall
Old Stack O'Lee Blues	04:11
Blue Horizon
Changes Made
Lord, Let Me In The Lifeboat
Lord Let Me In The Lifeboat	03:30
Up In Sidney's Flat
Muskrat Ramble
Days Before Recall
Blame It On The Blues
There'll Be Some Changes Made	3:58
High Society
Pounding Heart Blues
St Louis Blues	04:47
Millenberg Joys
Blues For Tommy Ladnier
Jazz Me Blues
St. Louis Blues
Milenberg Joys
Up In Sydney's Flat
Blues for Tommy
Weary Way Blues
Dear Old Southland
Up In Sidney's Flat	04:22
Old Stack O'Lee Blues
Blues For Tommy	04:23
There'll Be Some Changes Made	03:59
Jackass Blues
Salty Dog
Weary Blues

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WEARY BLUES by Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men 1945

Sidney Bechet Quintet - Summertime - '39 Jazz on Blue Note 78 rpm label

Bunk Johnson with Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen - Lord Let Me In The Lifeboat

JACKASS BLUES by Sidney Bechet and the Blue Note Jazz Men 1945

Sidney Bechet:St.Louis Blues

Up In Sidney's Flat-Bunk, Bechet et. al.

Sidney Bechet - Old Stack O'Lee Blues

HIGH SOCIETY by Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men 1945

Pounding Heart Blues, Port of Harlem Jazzmen

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Blue Note
World Record Club
EMI France
Blue Note, EMI France

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W63rd
10"
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CD
Remastered
47 West 63rd; no "R"
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2nd Pressing
2 × Vinyl
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Companies

Role	Company
Distributed By	Valentim De Carvalho CI Sarl
Recorded At	WMGM Studios
Pressed By	Plastylite
Record Company	Blue Note Records
Made By	Pathé Marconi EMI
Manufactured By	Pathé Marconi EMI
Printed By	Glory
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Blue Note / Capitol
Copyright (c)	EMI France

Credits

Role	Credit
Bass	John Williams (tracks: A4), George "Pops" Foster (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5)
Clarinet	Albert Nicholas (tracks: A5, B5)
Soprano Saxophone	Sidney Bechet
Drums	Danny Alvin (tracks: A5, B5), Manzie Johnson (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B4), Sidney Catlett (tracks: A4)
Vocals	Fred Moore (tracks: A3, B3)
Guitar	Teddy Bunn (tracks: A4, B4)
Piano	Art Hodes (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A5, B3, B5), Cliff Jackson (tracks: B1, B2), Meade "Lux" Lewis (tracks: A4)
Remastered By	Rudy Van Gelder
Trombone	George Lugg (tracks: A3, B3), Sandy Williams (tracks: B1, B2), Vic Dickenson (tracks: A1, A2)
Trumpet	Bunk Johnson (tracks: B1, B2), Max Kaminsky (tracks: A3, B3), Sidney De Paris (tracks: A1, A2)
Baritone Vocals	Fred Moore (tracks: A3, B3)
Composed By	Artie Matthews (tracks: A3), George Gershwin (tracks: B1), Kid Ory (tracks: A1), Charlie Jackson (tracks: B3), Sidney Bechet (tracks: A2), Turner Layton (tracks: B2)
Design	Paul Bacon
Cover	Reid K. Miles
Liner Notes	Leonard Feather
Photography	Francis Wolff
Photography By	Francis Wolff
Lacquer Cut By	Rudy Van Gelder
Sleeve Notes	Leonard Feather
Mastered By	Rudy Van Gelder

Notes

Lexington Ave address
1939-1945 recordings.
"A BLUE NOTE recording, released for its members in Australia by World Record Club."
Original release 1960, ℗1975 on labels, WRC edition 1981. "R 08690" on sleeve, "R-08690" on labels. There is a misprint under the above text - "in Au" is repeated underneath. Reissued the following year in a red cover (presuming this is the first pressing).
World Record Club: Registered Office - 605 Camberwell Road, Hartwell, Victoria, 3124.
47 West 63rd Street adress on labels. 43 W 61st street adress on cover. RV and 9m in matrix. No ear. No deep groove. 27 yerars of Blue Note inner sleeve.
Recorded at WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939 (date and place uncertain, B1); Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 27, 1940 (B2); WOR Studios, NYC, December 20, 1940 (A1, A2); WOR Studios, NYC, January 29, 1945 (A3, B3) [jazzdisco.org].
First catalogue number on cover, second on label.
Re-recorded to simulate stereo. Re-release of Blue Note BLP 1201
New York USA label from 1962-1966.
Re-recorded to simulate stereo. Re-release of Blue Note BLP 1202.
(p) 1956 Capitol / Blue Note. This CD (p)+(c) 1993 EMI France
TT: 41:57
Blue and White Blue Note Labels:
Side A is Deep Groove, 767 Lexington Ave NYC address on label
Side B is Deep Groove, 767 Lexington Ave NYC address on label
Sidney Bechet with Bunk Johnson and Sidney de Paris.
all blue Blue Note label from the 70s
on the froncover "electronically re-recorded to simulate Stereo"
Jazz Classics with Bunk Johnson
On labels:
Réedition de 1983
MADE IN FRANCE BY PATHE MARCONI EMI
On back cover:
FABRIQUE ET DISTRIBUE EN FRANCE PAR PATHE MARCONI EMI [Logo]
glory [Logo] Imprimé en France
Microgroove Edition
Recorded WMGM Studios, NYC, June 8, 1939 (uncertain, A3, B3); WOR Studios, NYC, December 20, 1944 (A1, A2); WOR Studios, NYC, January 29, 1945 (B1, B2) [jazzdisco.org].
Recorded between June 1939 and February 1946
© 1977 United Artists Music and Records Group Inc.
Classic blue and white microgroove label with deep groove and "Blue Note Records - 47 West 63rd - NYC" on label, no "Inc:", no "R" unter "Note".
Ear and RVG in runout.
"Blue Note Records, 47 West 63rd St., New York 23" on the bottom of the cover backside.
Lexington label on side 2, W.63rd street adress on side 1 (Used 1958-1959). W 61st street adress on cover. Ear (P for plastylite) etched and RVG stamped in matrix. Deep groove on both sides.
2nd Pressing from c. 1951 with first pressing Matrix numbers, deep groove labels with script Lexington Ave. address.
Labels have title as: Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1
Front cover of this version is maroon / purplish while the first pressing from 1950 had a much lighter red front cover.
Back cover lists Blue Note Discography up to BLP 7010 from 1951.
The labels are more or less identical with the first pressing.
Back cover and labels have the following address:
Blue Note Records 767 Lexington Ave nyc
Deep groove LP with original ear markings.
Recorded at WMGM Studio, NYC, June 8, 1939 (date and place uncertain, B1); Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 27, 1940 (B2); WOR Studios, NYC, December 20, 1940 (A1, A2); WOR Studios, NYC, January 29, 1945 (A3, B3).
Likely released c. 1951.
Session info from Blue Note discography:
BLP 7002 Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics, Vol. 1
Sidney Bechet (soprano sax) Meade "Lux" Lewis (piano) Teddy Bunn (guitar) Johnny Williams (bass) Sidney Catlett (drums)
probably WMGM Radio Station, NYC, June 8, 1939
GM533-14 Summertime
Sidney Bechet (soprano sax) Teddy Bunn (guitar) George "Pops" Foster (bass) Sidney Catlett (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, March 27, 1940
RS710 A Dear Old Southland
Sidney DeParis (trumpet) Vic Dickenson (trombone) Sidney Bechet (soprano sax, clarinet) Art Hodes (piano) George "Pops" Foster (bass) Manzie Johnson (drums)
WOR Studios, NYC, December 20, 1944
BN208-0 Blue Horizon
BN209-0 Muskrat Ramble
Max Kaminsky (trumpet) George Lugg (trombone) Sidney Bechet (soprano sax, clarinet) Art Hodes (piano) George "Pops" Foster (bass) Fred Moore (drums)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 29, 1945
BN216-2 Salty Dog
BN217-1 Weary Blues
Similar to Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1, but there is a difference with the labels. Side 1 has " Blue Note Records - A Division Of Liberty Records. Inc." and Side 2 has "Blue Note Records Inc • 47 West 63rd • NYC. It's the only version, so far, of BLP 1201 that has that combination.
This release is the Vol. 1 of the Blue Note JAZZ CLASSICS TWINS series. It reunites the 2 volumes of the Sidney Bechet's Jazz Classics (Blue Note ‎– BLP 1201 & Blue Note ‎– BLP 1202) Re-recorded to simulate stereo.
Recorded on 8 June 1939: Tracks A4, C4, D4
Recorded on 27 March 1940: Tracks B4
Recorded on 20 Decembre 1944: Tracks A1, A2, C1, D3
Recorded on 29 January 1945: Tracks A3, B3, D1, D2
Recorded on 10 March 1945: Tracks B1, B2, C2, C3
Recorded on 12 February 1946: Tracks A5, B5, D5
Recorded on 5 November 1951: Tracks C5
1939-1951 recordings.
Original release 1960, ℗1975 on labels, WRC edition 1981. "R 08691" on sleeve, "R-08691" on labels. Not issued on cassette. Reissued the following year (presuming the blue one is the first pressing - it seems to be the most common).
Different back cover than both :
Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Vol. 2
Jazz Classics with Bunk Johnson Sidney de Paris
Back insert:
Printed in Holland
Recordings from 1939-1951.
Late reissue. Reworked as a gatefold, with the same cover artwork, but now in red and bearing the words "Two Record Set" on the front. "R-08690" and "R-08691" on labels, "R-08690/1" on sleeve. Still on blue 'herald' labels, but it's the final WRC address on the back:
World Record Club: Registered Office - 222 Botany Road, Alexandria, N.S.W., 2015
Lexington adress on back cover (see picture). label on both sides: 47 West 63rd NYC. Deep groove on both sides.Very thick vinyl
probabely 1957 or 1958?
47 West 63rd on label, 767 Lexington Avenue on sleeve rear
"767 Lexington Ave New York 21" address on back cover and labels.
Label similar to:
back cover similar to:
Highest Category from advertised records listed on the back cover on that version BLP 7030, on this version BLP 7026.
Full Title: "Jazz Classics With Bunk Johnson And Sidney De Paris Volume 1"
Heavy vinyl pressing with NO ® beneath E in "NOTE" and has the following address on labels:
BLUE NOTE RECORDS ・ 47 WEST 63rd ・ NYC.
Back cover has the following blurb with DIFFERENT address:
For Complete Catalog Write to BLUE NOTE RECORDS, 43 West 61st St., New York 23
Another similar but slightly different pressing exists of Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1 with same addresses on cover and labels, but this copy has deep groove labels that have an ® beneath the E in NOTE.
All tracks (P) 1956 Capitol - Blue Note - This Reedition (P)&(C) 1993 EMI France
Made in Holland, Printed in Holland.
Jazz Classics With Bunk Johnson, Sidney de Paris Volume 2
Deep groove heavy vinyl pressing with the following address on labels:
BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC. ・ 47 WEST 63rd ・ NYC [has ® beneath the E in NOTE as well].
Back cover has the following blurb with different address:
Lexington Ave address on back cover and labels. Deep groove. Thick vinyl.
Same cover as Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1.
Same label / pressing as Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 1.
All blue Blue Note label.
This issue from 1954 or later.
"767 Lexington Ave New York 21" address on back cover; "47 West 63rd・New York 23" address on labels.
(Does some Blue Note specialist know more about this release?)
43 West 61st Street address
The back cover is different from any of the others listed.
The labels are more or less identical with other listings.
Original Lexington Ave. address on the labels and back cover.
3rd Pressing from 1954 with first pressing Matrix numbers.
The front cover of this version appears in a much more intense red, while the first pressing from 1950 came with a much lighter red on the front cover.
The back cover comes with the Blue Note Discography up to BLP 7026 from 1954.
Comes with original Lexington Ave. address on the labels and back cover.
Likely released c. 1954.
Green Obi

Barcodes

Matrix / Runout (Side 1 label): BST81201-A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 label): BST81201-B
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout - stamped ['CR' handwritten]): B ST 81201 A CR
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout - stamped): BST81201B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): RVG BN-LP-7002-A#2 9m [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): RVG BN-LP-7002-B#2 9m [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (BN 7002-A)
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (BN 7002-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side 1): BN-LP 1201-A 9 M RVG
Matrix / Runout (Side 2): BN-LP-1201-B 9 M RVG
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Hand Etched): RVG BN-LP 1201-A M9
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Hand Etched): RVG BN-LP 1201-B M9
Matrix / Runout (A Side Runout, etched): BN-LP-1202-A. 9M RVG
Matrix / Runout (B Side Runout, etched): BN-LP-1202-B. 9M RVG
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Stamped): M6 341094 2 1202 A 21
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Stamped): M6 341095 2 1202 B 21
Rights Society: SACEM SDRM
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): BN-LP-7002-AX [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): BN-LP-7002-BX [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): BN-LP-7003-AX [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): BN-LP-7003-BX [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): (BN 7003-A)
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): (BN 7003-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A): BN-LP-1202-A M9 RVG
Matrix / Runout (Side B): BN-LP-1202-B M9 RVG
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): BN 7002-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BN 7002-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): BN-LP-7002-AX
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): BN-LP-7002-BX
Matrix / Runout (Runout Both Sides): [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): (BN-1201-A)
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): (BN-1201-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout - Etched): BN-LP-1201-A W b RVG
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout - Etched): BN-LP-1201-B W b RVG
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): BN-LP-7003-B [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): BLP 7003
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BLP 7003
Matrix / Runout (Side 3 label): BST81202-A
Matrix / Runout (Side 4 label): BST81202-B
Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout - stamped): BST 81202 A
Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout - stamped): BST 81202 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BN-LP-7003-A² 9M
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BN-LP-7003-B² 9M
Barcode (Text): 0 77778 93842 2
Other: PM 555
Matrix / Runout (side 1): BN-LP 1201-A 9M RVG
Matrix / Runout (side 2): BN-LP-1201-B 9M RVG
Matrix / Runout (BNST 81201-A): Side 1
Matrix / Runout (BNST 81201-B): Side 2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): RVG BN-LP-7002-A#2 9M
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): RVG BN-LP-7002-B2# 9M
Matrix / Runout (Side A): BNS 40002 A - 1 U
Matrix / Runout (Side B): BNS 40003 B - 1 U
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout side A): BN-LP-7003-AX [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout side B): BN-LP-7003-B [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout side A): [the Plastylite "ear"] BN-LP-7003-Az M9
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout side B): [the Plastylite "ear"] BN-LP-7003-Bz M9
Barcode (Side A Label): BN 1201-A
Barcode (Side B Label): BN 1201-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched): BN-LP. 1201-A. 9M RVG P [Plastylite "Ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched): BN-LP-1201-B. P [Plastylite "Ear"] 9M RVG
Barcode: 0 77778 93852 1
Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BN-LP-7003-A² [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BN-LP-7003-B² [the Plastylite "ear"]
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): (BN-1201-A)
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): (BN-1201-B)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): BN-LP-1201-A W b RVG
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): BN-LP-1201-B W b RVG
Matrix / Runout (Runout A): M6 341092 120 1 A 21
Matrix / Runout (Runout B): M6 341093 2 1201 B 21

About Sidney Bechet

Album herunterladen Sidney Bechet - Jazz Classics Volume 2

American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. Born: May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Died: May 14, 1959 in Paris, France. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist. Forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive, wide vibrato characterized Bechet's playing. Bechet's erratic temperament hampered his career, however, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. He began his career when he was not even 19, playing in the jazz bands of and then of . From the 1920s onwards, he played mainly abroad (London & Paris) and also in New York. In 1932 he founded with . After World War II, he mostly lived in Paris.

Real Name

Sidney Joseph Bechet

Summary by Tadeu Santana

Jazz Classics by Sidney Bechet is a must-have for any jazz enthusiast. It is a timeless collection of some of the greatest jazz recordings of all time, and Bechet's masterful playing is a testament to his status as one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

Comments

tmkctm

One of the greatest improvisors of all time. He played a lot of good stuff in Europe. You can't deny the sheer emotional impact when he tears another solo out of his instrument.