Masters of Jazz

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Maple Leaf Rag
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1932-09-15)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag)
2:56
2Polka Dot Rag
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Polka Dot Rag
composer:
Sidney Bechet, Noble Sissle and James Toliver
2:51
3Dear Old Southland
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Dear Old Southland (jazz standard)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1921)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1921)
publisher:
Mills Music
2:36
4Characteristic Blues
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Characteristic Blues
2:56
5Blackstick
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
2:48
6When the Sun Sets Down South
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
When the Sun Sets Down South
composer:
Sidney Bechet and Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter)
3:13
7Jungle Drums
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Jungle Drums
composer:
Sidney Bechet and Zutty Singleton
2:29
8Chant in the Night
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Chant in the Night
composer:
Sidney Bechet
2:24
9Really the Blues
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
trumpet:
Tommy Ladnier (American jazz trumpeter)
3:38
10Summertime
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
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, Inc.), 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)
4:13
11Indian Summer
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
3:05
12One O'Clock Jump
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
2:26
13Lazy River
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
instrumental recording of:
Lazy River
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
4:07
14China Boy
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
instrumental recording of:
China Boy
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
publisher:
Leo Feist Inc.
3:48
15Perdido Street Blues
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
3:02
16Shake It and Break It
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Shake It & Break It
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
2:56
17Old Man Blues
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Old Man Blues
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
2:50
18Nobody Knows the Way I Feel «Dis Mornin'»
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
instrumental recording of:
Nobody Knows the Way I Feel ‘Dis Mornin’
writer:
Pearl Delaney and Tom Delaney
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
3:32
19Blues in Thirds
clarinet:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Blues in Thirds
composer:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
Hi-Cue Productions
2:58
20Stompy Jones
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet
recording of:
Stompy Jones
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
2:47
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