Sidney Bechet Greatest Hits

Sidney Bechet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 1997)
• Original Release Date: January 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Victor Europe
• ASIN: B0000089XR
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,624 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oignons

2. Mon Homme

3. Petite Fleur

4. Maryland, My Maryland

5. Royal Garden Blues

6. Le Marchand de Poissons

7. Dans les Rues d'Antibes

8. As-Tu le Cafard?

9. Si Tu Vois Ma Mere

10. Rockin' Chair

11. Summertime

12. St. Louis Blues

13. Souvenirs de la Nouvelle Orleans

14. When the Saints Go Marching In

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars French Bechet, January 1, 2007

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Nikica Gilic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sidney Bechet Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

This is a good intro into the French part of Bechet's remarkable career;
the recordings span from 1949 to 1958; half of them are with Claude Luter (cl) in one or another combination; most feature prominently him or other Bechet's French collaborators, but the most rewarding tracks, at least for me, are the tracks "avec ses amis americains"...

Actually, I have heard few other recordings with Teddy Buckner (cornet player very much in young Satchmo's vein) so I'm sorry Teddy is on only one song (Bechet's "Souvenirs de la Nouvelle Orleans") and I'm also sorry that Bechet's trio with Lil Hardin (p) and Zutty Singleton (dm) is represented with only one track (Carmichael's "Rockin' Chair")...
Without intending any disrespect for French Dixielanders, I believe that the best Bechet's recordings I've heard even from this stage of his career are with American musicians...

I must add another thing: I'm not the biggest fan of the sound of soprano sax (I prefer tenor, but also alto and bariton sax...), but with Bechet it's quite acceptable for me... Just listen to his occasional growl on Handy's "St. Louis Blues" with Sammy Price's Bluesicians (Emmett Berry on trumpet, among others).

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Petite Fleur at its best!, October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sidney Bechet Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Thanks Amazon! At last, after 39 years of searching I got the REAL Petite Fleur, which is of course Sidney Bechet All Stars. Very reasonable price too, and a bunch of great tunes!