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Sidney Bechet Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars
39 ratings
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4.88 x 5.63 x 0.47 inches; 3.95 Ounces Manufacturer
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Phoenix Spain Original Release Date
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2011 Date First Available
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October 22, 2011 Label
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Phoenix Spain ASIN
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B005USB29A Number of discs
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1
4.5 out of 5 stars
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Of these 26 selections, 2 are from 32', 2 from 38', 1 from 39', 7 from 40', 13 from 41' and 1 from 52'. Many are from Bechet's various editions of the New Orleans Feetwarmers, others from Bechet's One Man Band, Tommy Ladnier's orchestra, Dr. Henry Levine's Barefoot Dixieland Philharmonic, Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen, and the live cut from 52' with Claude Luter and his orchestra. This is my first Bechet purchase but the selections would seem well chosen from the classic New Orleans hot pantheon and other chestnuts from the period. The sound is miles above most recordings I've heard from this period sans the live track. The sound on that one is somewhat lacking compared to the rest but the performance seems real inspired so I'm not surprised they included it and it's a mellower type closer after what seemed like an onslaught of hot jazz. I took a bit of a chance on this but it sounds great to these ears. I have some other Definitive Records releases, they're the real deal when it comes to reissuing the old stuff. Their Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong stuff is A+, too.
This CD was a gift for my sig oth. He loves jazz and Sidney Bechet was an early jazz master. He played with many of the early greats. Why? Because he was a great talented musician himself! Love the music.
Top quality performance and great music. This album is a jazz lover's delight!
Heard his music on a program on BBC and really liked it. So glad I got it.
A classic must-have with a nice range of tempos. The CD has a lengthy playing time, as well, making it a terrific "bang-for-your-buck" value.
LOVE IT!! I listen to it at least 3x a week. It's a work favorite
4.0 out of 5 stars
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j'écoutais ce disque j'avais 14 ans mon frère jouait de la trompette, la maison était remplie de cette musique tonifiante ou douce suivant les morceaux, oui, le cd est arrivé impeccable et dans les temps !
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Digitally remastered collection from the Jazz great that compiles some of Sidney Bechet's best works, including numerous collaborations with other Jazz stars like Earl Hines, Willie the Lion Smith, Rex Stewart and Charlie Shavers Also includes the two original One Man Band titles, and a poignant live version of his classic composition 'Petite Fleur', recorded at the celebrated Salle Pleyel in Paris, his adoptive home. Phoenix.
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Audio CD, Import, November 15, 2011
Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:36
The Sheik of Araby [One Man Band] 2:11
When It's Sleepy Time Down South 3:03
What Is This Thing Called Love 3:33
Blues of Bechet [One Man Band] 1:51
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Sidney Bechet • Petite Fleur: His 48 Finest
Bert Thompson
January 28, 2021
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Since this album is a “retrospective,” drawing from previously recorded and issued material in the thirty year period 1923-1953, Sidney Bechet devotees will undoubtedly already have all of the tracks on this double album; so its appeal will be mainly to those with gaps in their collections or those coming to Bechet for the first time.
As will become immediately obvious to anyone unfamiliar with Bechet, he was a force to be reckoned with, easily overpowering many—perhaps most—of those with whom he played. On soprano sax he had no equal, his command of that instrument displaying awesome technique. His vibrato was pronounced, almost a quivering, and his broad, powerful tone lent volume to the sound. As a result he dominated the front line. It took a very strong trumpet or cornet player to hold his ground with Bechet, but as one will hear in these CDs some good trumpet players did manage to do that.
Frequently he went without any fellow front-liners, which allowed him to indulge himself to the limit, the lead being entirely his. Quite often he was backed by two or three players only, essentially Bechet plus rhythm, as is often the form of his Feetwarmers. As might be surmised from this dominating aspect of his performances, Bechet had a considerable ego, which he indulged on stage and off. It can also be seen in the “one-man-band” track, “The Sheik of Araby,” where thanks to multi-track overdubbing, Bechet plays five instruments— soprano sax, tenor sax, clarinet, piano, bass, and drums — with varying degrees of proficiency.
Featured are several Bechet compositions, perhaps the most famous being “Petite Fleur” [“Little Flower”], the opening track on vol. 1. Monty Sunshine (clarinet) with the Chris Barber band from the U.K. recorded this tune in 1956, and it later went on to land among the top ten of the hit parades in both the U.S. and the U.K. Other well-known Bechet compositions, at least among traditional jazz bands, are “Le Marchand de Poissons” [“The Fish Seller”] and “Si Tu Vois Ma Mère” [“If You See My Mother”].
Bechet’s life ** was a bit turbulent—in 1922 he was deported from England after 11 days in jail for assaulting a prostitute; later he spent eleven months in jail in Paris for shooting a woman, an act he claimed was accidental as he meant to shoot a musician who had insulted him. He was deported to New York in 1929. According to many who knew Bechet, his manner was a little abrasive; so the gentleness, the tenderness, of “Petite Fleur” and of “Si Tu Vois Ma Mère” is somewhat unexpected.
“Si Tu Vois Ma Mère” may be seen as analogous to another “mother allusion,” that of painter James McNeill Whistler’s Portrait of His Mother , something of a tribute, perhaps. It seems that Bechet enjoyed a good relationship with his mother, who encouraged him from a young age to pursue his musical bent. The French titles he gave his compositions (others being “ Dans les Rues d’Antibes” [“In the Streets of Antibes”] and “Les Oignons” [“The Onions”] , which are not included in this set) also may be a nod to the last eight years of his life spent in Paris.
In spite of his being a difficult person to get along with but probably because of his musical prowess, Bechet played with many of the jazz giants of his day. In addition to those mentioned above, musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton , “Big” Sid Catlett, Sidney de Paris, Zutty Singleton , Earl Hines , J. C. Higginbotham, Rex Stewart , Henry “Red” Allen , Willie “The Lion” Smith , Vic Dickenson, Pops Foster , Art Hodes, Wild Bill Davidson , and so many others, appeared and recorded with Bechet, and all of them can be found on one track or another in this two-volume set.
Bechet was “one of a kind.” He took the playing of the soprano sax to a height never previously attained and perhaps not yet equaled. This compilation—arguably his “Finest” forty-eight, as the title claims—provides a very comprehensive overview of his accomplishments and gives support to his deservedly holding a place in the jazz pantheon.
**Anyone wishing more details can find them in John Chilton’s Sidney Bechet: The Wizard of Jazz (N.Y., 1987). Another book titled Treat It Gentle (London, 1962) is Bechet’s autobiography, dictated to Al Rose. The title is rather ironic, and in the recounting Bechet depicts himself as a kind, gentle individual, two qualities absent from his character, according Rose: “The kindly old gentleman in his book was filled with charity and compassion. The one I knew was self-centered, cold, and capable of the most atrocious cruelty, especially toward women.”
SIDNEY BECHET — Petite Fleur: His 48 Finest —Retrospective RTS 4372
Petite Fleur*; Wild Cat Blues; Kansas City Man Blues; Sweetie Dear; Maple Leaf Rag; Dear Old Southland; Okey-Doke*; Blackstick*; Really the Blues; Weary Blues; Summertime; High Society; Indian Summer; Sweet Lorraine; China Boy; Four or Five Times; Perdido Street Blues; Shake It and Break It; Wild Man Blues; Old Man Blues; Blues in Thirds; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Egyptian Fantasy*; The Sheik of Araby; When It’s Sleepy Time down South.
Disc 2 (1941-1953) Playing Time: 79m. 34s.
I’m Coming, Virginia; Strange Fruit; Blues in the Air*; Twelfth Street Rag; Mood Indigo; After You’ve Gone; St. Louis Blues; Blue Horizon*; Milenberg Joys; Days Beyond Recall*; Out of the Gallion; Blame It on the Blues; Old Stack o’ Lee Blues*; Buddy Bolden Stomp*; Where Am I?*; I’ve Found a New Baby; Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams; Margie; Black and Blue; Le Marchand de Poissons*; Si Tu Vois Ma Mère*; The Black Bottom; C Jam Blues.
Among the many musicians and musical groups accompanying Bechet, who plays soprano sax or clarinet, are the following:
Clarence Williams, Noble Sissle, Tommy Ladnier, Louis Armstrong, Bunk Johnson, Mezz Mezzrow, Humphrey Lyttelton, Claude Luter; and, of course, Bechet’s own New Orleans Feetwarmers, the latter having varying personnel and size, from quartet to sextet.
All personnel, recording dates, and locations are given in the booklet.
Born in Dundee, Scotland, Bert Thompson came to the U.S. in 1956. After a two-year stint playing drums with the 101 st Airborne Division Band and making a number of parachute drops, he returned to civilian life in San Francisco, matriculating at San Francisco State University where he earned a B.A. and an M.A. He went on to matriculate at University of Oregon, where he earned a D.A. and a Ph.D., all of his degrees in English. Now retired, he is a professor emeritus of English at City College of San Francisco. He is also a retired traditional jazz drummer, having played with a number of San Francisco Bay Area bands, including And That’s Jazz, Professor Plum’s Jazz, the Jelly Roll Jazz Band, Mission Gold Jazz Band, and the Zenith New Orleans Parade band; he also played with some further afield, including Gremoli (Long Beach, CA) and the Phoenix Jazzers (Vancouver, B.C.) Today he reviews traditional jazz CDs and writes occasional articles for several publications.
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" Petite Fleur " is an instrumental written by Sidney Bechet and recorded by him in January 1952, first with the Sidney Bechet All Stars and later with Claude Luter and his Orchestra. [1]
In 1959, it was an international hit as a clarinet solo by Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber's Jazz Band . [2] This recording, which was made on October 10, 1956, peaked at No. 5 on the US Hot 100 [3] and No. 3 in the UK charts. [2] Outside the UK Chris Barber's version was extremely big in Sweden topping the Swedish best selling chart for no less than 12 weeks according to the branch paper Show Business . Their version was in A ♭ minor, in contrast to Bechet's, which was in G minor. [4]
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