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Art Hodes, Sidney Bechet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 3, 1994)
• Original Release Date: May 3, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005GXB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,848 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Traditional Jazz
  • #23 in Music > Jazz > Dixieland
  • #27 in Music > Jazz > New Orleans Jazz

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unheralded genius, January 29, 2007

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Richard E. Hourula (Berkeley, CA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is the first Sidney Bechet CD I've purchased and it surely won't be the last. I've gone all these years knowing little of him, finally checking out his sound after seeing that he made Woody Allen's celebrity itunes list. The man was an absolute master with the soprano saxophone and clarinet. Moreover in this collection of songs ranging from 1939 to 1953 he plays in quintets and sextets featuring such excellent musicians as Art Hodges on piano and Wild Bill Davidson on the cornet. But it is Bechet who shines. His style variably evokes New Orleans Jazz, the Blues traditional jazz and a hint of swing. Like Ben Webster, Lester Young and other geniuses, Bechet creates a mood with his horn. It's hard to listen to while doing anything else because you'll want to sit back and enjoy -- and enjoy you will.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, November 9, 2000

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J. C Clark "eanna" (Overland Park, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I love Sidney. He knew his instrument and did more with it than many "legends". Nothing on here is bad...how could it be? But somehow, it does not seem to do justice to him. A little too familiar, a little too predictable, a little too careful. Solid stuff, well-recorded, but this collection just doesn't knock your socks off.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, January 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is an excellent batch of Bechet performances. "Summertime", "Muskrat Ramble" and "When the Saints Go Marching In" are the best tracks in an overall excellent disk.