Story 1926-45 [Import]

Buster Bailey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 2026
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Epm Musique
• ASIN: B000000GCZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,375 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shanghai Shuffle

2. Dizzy Debutante

3. Slow Jam Fizz

4. Man With a Horn Goes Berserk

5. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie

6. Eccentric Rag

7. Clarinet Marmelade

8. Hocus Pocus

9. Limehouse Blues

10. Wild Party

11. Stealin' Apples

12. The Gin House Blues

13. Rug Cutter Swing

14. Blues in C Sharp Minor

15. I Know That You Know

16. Effervescent Blues

17. Limehouse Blues

18. Sugar Bowl Blues

19. You Can Depend on Me

20. Riffamarole

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bailey proves he's the greatest as Benny Goodman said., August 17, 2005

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Richard Lewis "Moebius Tripper" (Boynton Beach, Fl . USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Story 1926-45 (Audio CD)

If after hearing Buster Bailey play, "Man with a horn goes berserk," you don't agree with Benny Goodman, who knew him and who was taught how to play the clarinet by the same teacher, that Buster was the greatest clarinetist who ever lived, then you are probably not in a position to give an opinion on the art of clarinet playing in the first place.

Buster recorded that particular piece to prove to the world that he was better at clarinet playing than his fellow players. Being a black man, it was almost impossible during his era, to get the proper exposure on the radio and in films, to prove to the public that he was the true king of the clarinet...

Being a jazz clarinetist myself, I will always favor Benny Goodman's style and ability to play "swing," over any other clarinetist including Mr. Bailey. However, if it is sheer speed and technique that you are looking for in a jazz clarinetist, then look no further than Buster, or the fabulous Sidney Bechet for that matter.