Sidney Bechet - The Chronological Classics: 1945-1946 '1997

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. High Society (3:39)
02. Salty Dog (4:04)
03. Weary Blues (4:22)
04. Jackass Blues (4:47)
05. Milenberg Joys (4:21)
06. Lord Let Me in the Lifeboat (3:36)
07. Days Beyond Recall (4:52)
08. Porto Rico (3:12)
09. Up in Sidney's Flat (4:24)
10. Quincy Street Stomp (Blame It on the Blues) (2:57)
11. Old Stack O'Lee Blues (4:16)
12. Bechet's Fantasy (3:49)
13. Weary Way Blues (3:12)
14. As Long as I Live (2:58)
15. I'm a Little Piece of Leather (2:40)
16. St. Louis Blues (3:37)
17. Jazz Me Blues (2:41)
18. Ballin' the Jack (2:13)
19. I'll Never Be the Same (3:11) 

Many uptight critics and jazz historians who analyze Sidney Bechet's Blue Note
recordings seem unable to avoid the annoying habit of informed nitpicking. The
music deserves a more humble assessment, whereby the ego of the beholder
withdraws, allowing breathing space for the true nature of jazz and collective
creativity. The recordings made on January 29, 1945, for example, are
exceptionally satisfying for anyone who is able to absorb the sound of informal
New Orleans polyphony. Max Kaminsky, George Lugg, and Bechet form a strong front
line, roundly supported by Art Hodes, Pops Foster, and Freddie Moore, who sings
Papa Charlie Jackson's gruff opus "Salty Dog." Kaminsky growls into a mute
during Mel Stitzel's definitive slow drag "Jackass Blues," and Artie Matthews'
"Weary Blues" rolls at a brisk trot. "High Society" is a wonderful celebration
for those who are able to relax and enjoy a good old-fashioned street parade.
The next date, involving Bunk Johnson, has attracted quite a bit of contentious
commentary. Yet Johnson of all people should not be evaluated using standards
usually applied to musicians of other generations or social backgrounds. Here
Bechet used only the clarinet, deferring to Johnson, who frankly disliked the
soprano saxophone. Jelly Roll Morton's "Milenberg Joys" is a handsome opener,
and "Days Beyond Recall" a thoughtful blues. Trombonist Sandy Williams occupies
the spotlight during the other slow drag, "Up in Sidney's Flat." In keeping with
the diversity of this variegated tradition, the band also delivered up an
old-time spiritual and "Porto Rico," a rhumba/stomp that languished in obscurity
for 40 years, probably because it didn't fit into someone's preconceived notion
of what a traditional jazz band was supposed to sound like. Bechet's next
pairing was with clarinet wizard Albert Nicholas. "Quincy Street Stomp" is a
spirited strut, and "Old Stack O'Lee" a venerable blues fresh up from the
marinade. "Bechet's Fantasy" is full of reflections exquisitely expressed, as if
strolling through the Garden District naming each flower and shrub. "Weary Way
Blues" was composed and recorded by Lovie Austin and Ida Cox in 1923. Bechet and
Nicholas handle the relic gently, almost affectionately. This segment of the
Sidney Bechet chronology closes with six sides recorded for the Disc label in
May of 1946. Here Bechet is part of a six-piece band, accompanying vocalist
Stella Brooks, who at her best sounded as good as Lee Wiley. "St. Louis Blues"
is nice and tough, while the sexy "I'm a Little Piece of Leather" feels almost
like a backroom burlesque.
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Sidney Bechet / Chronological 1945-1946

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