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Artist: Sidney Bechet
Title Of Album: Jam Session
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: Ember
Genre: Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:37;15
Total Size: 62 mb

Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few months). A brilliant soprano saxophonist and clarinetist with a wide vibrato that listeners either loved or hated, Bechet's style did not evolve much through the years but he never lost his enthusiasm or creativity. A master at both individual and collective improvisation within the genre of New Orleans jazz, Bechet was such a dominant player that trumpeters found it very difficult to play with him. Bechet wanted to play lead and it was up to the other horns to stay out of his way.

Tracks:

01. Sweet Lorraine
02. Lazy River
03. China Boy
04. Four or Five Times
05. That's A-Plenty
06. Squeeze Me
07. Sweet Sue, Just You
08. Cherry
09. Diga Diga Doo

Personnel:

Sidney Bechet (soprano sax, clarinet)
Muggsy Spanier, Rex Stewart (cornet)
Carmen Mastern, Brick Fleagle (guitar)
Wellman Braud (bass)
Barney Bigard (clarinet)
Lawrence Brown (trombone)
Billy Kyle (piano)
Dave Tough (drums)




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