Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Missing Alot of Classics:

Where is the incomprable All Of Me and others...Hardly a complete box set.

True jazz classics:

I'm kind of surprised that no one else has reviewed this great collection so far. Sidney Bechet was one of the great figures in the history of jazz, and many of the songs included in this compilation are genuine classics. The sound quality is also excellent considering the dates that they were recorded. When Bechet performs old standards (Summertime, Limehouse Blues, St. Louis Blues, etc.), his versions are often among the best ever recorded. Duke Ellington himself said that Bechet's version of "The Mooche"... more info

Tracks:

1. Wild Cat Blues
2. Kansas City Man Blues
3. House Rent Blues [The Stomp]
4. Texas Moaner Blues
5. Mandy, Make up Your Mind
6. I'm a Little Blackbird Looking for a Bluebird
7. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel 'Dis Mornin'
8. Early Every Mornin'
9. Cake Walking Babies from Home
10. Pickin' on Your Baby
11. Sweetie Dear
12. I Want You Tonight
13. I Found a New Baby
14. Lay Your Racket
15. Shag
16. Maple Leaf Rag

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