Sidney Bechet - Les Annees Bechet - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Although domiciled in France for much of his career, the unique Sidney Bechet was one of the most skilful and influential clarinettists in New Orleans where he was born in 1897. His style and tone set the model for the Dixieland and Trad Jazz movements of the 1950s and were hugely influential on players such as Chris Barber. This second collection of Sidney Bechet (see FABCD 135) features more of his greatest moments. Bechet was recently the subject of a Radio 2 series narrated by Warren Mitchell. Tracks include InchMaple Leaf RagInch, InchOne O' Clock JumpInch, InchSaturday Night BluesInch, InchMood IndigoInch and InchChina BoyInch. Album Tracks 1. Summertime 2. Maple Leaf Rag 3. One O'Clock Jump 4. Dear Old Southland 5. Saturday Night Blues 6. Bechet's Steady Rider 7. Chinaboy 8. Blues in Thirds 9. Save It Pretty Mama 10. Egyptian Fantasy 11. Baby Won't You Please Come Home' 12. Coal Black Shine 13. The Sheikh of Araby 14. Blues of Bechet 15. Limehouse Blues 16. Mood Indigo 17. Blues in the Air 18. Rose Room 19. Twelfth St. Rag 20. Jazz Me Blues 21. Blue Horizon 22. Muskrat Ramble

Welcome to the mesmerizing world of Sidney Bechet's 'Bechet and Blues'. This extraordinary album invites you to embark on a musical journey through the legendary performances of one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, displaying the palpable energy and spontaneity of Bechet and his band as they create an infectious synergy that resonates deep within the listener's soul. Sidney has always been known for effortlessly bringing unfiltered emotion and raw virtuosity to every performance, but his time in Paris throughout the 1950s is a noteworthy and standout chapter of that story. Collected here are a number of blues favorites amongst some lesser known gems that allow you to transport yourself along the banks of the Seine and straight into the lively atmosphere of a Parisian jazz club, witnessing a true legend of jazz in his prime. Album Tracks 1. I Had It But It's All Gone Now 2. Soprano Blues 3. Francis Blues 4. Trottoirs de Paris 5. Elisabeth 6. Bechet's Creole Blues 7. Society Blues 8. Wabash Blues 9. Blues in My Heart 10. Blues in Paris 11. Blues Festival '58 12. Frankie and Johnny 13. Blues in the Cave

Rory Gallagher -InchAll Around Man - Live In LondonInch All Around Man - Live In London features a collection of 23 live career classics as well as material from his then latest albums, Fresh Evidence and Defender. Also included is a previously unreleased concert from Rory Gallagher's late 1990 U.K. tour. Mixed from recently found multi-tracks and mastered at Abbey Road Studios, this 3 LP set is pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a gatefold jacket. Album Tracks 1. Continental Op 2. Heaven's Gate 3. Don't Start Me Talkin' 4. Kid Gloves 1. Mean Disposition 2. The Loop 3. Tattoo'd Lady 4. The King of Zydeco 1. Moonchild 2. Out on the Western Plains 3. Ride on Red, Ride on 4. Walkin' Blues 1. Empire State Express 2. Shadow Play 3. I Wonder Who 4. Shin Kicker 1. Middle Name 2. When My Baby She Left Me 3. Ghost Blues 1. Messin' with the Kid 2. Keep a Knockin' 3. Bullfrog Blues 4. All Around Man