SIDNEY BECHET - Sidney Bechet Et Claude Luter (2000) Jazz In Paris 22 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD compilation includes two separate sessions by the legendary soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet and a third date by clarinetist Claude Luter. Bechet's hearty vibrato dominates the four octet tracks, though his French band provides more than adequate support for him. Trumpeter Gerard Bayol and trombonist Benny Vasseur get in their licks in the laid back "On the Sunny Side of the Street." The quartet session is more interesting, just for the opportunity to hear drummer Kenny Clarke and bassist Pierre Michelot outside their normal bop recordings; the pianist is Eddie Bernard (who was also present on the octet recordings). Again, all eight songs are brief (under three and a-half minutes each) with the primary focus on the leader. The slightly more modern underlying rhythm comes through especially in "It Had to be You," which also includes a brief solo by Bernard and a short series of drum breaks to showcase Clarke's brushwork. Aside from the standard fare, Bechet's one original is the mournful blues "Ooh! Boogie!" The six song set by Claude Luter sounds as if it is in a bit of a time warp, like it was recorded in 1930 instead of 1948. It is unfair to expect Luter and his band to be playing at the level of an esteemed veteran like Bechet, but it is difficult to resist the comparison when the two musicians are placed side by side on a compilation. The musicians clearly gave their all on this set, though none of the six tracks come close to comparing with recordings by American jazz musicians. It's doubtful that anyone will purchase this CD in Verve's Jazz in Paris reissue series other than to hear the Bechet material. by Ken Dryden  
Tracklist :
1    Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra– Honeysuckle Rose 2:58
Written-By – Andy Razaf, Fats Waller
2    Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra–    High Society 3:17
Written-By – Porter Steele, Walter Melrose
3    Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra–    On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:41
Written-By – Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
4    Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra–    I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 2:39
Written-By – Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh
5    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams 3:08
Written-By – Billy Moll, Harry Barris, Ted Koehler
6    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    It Had To Be You 2:41
Written-By – Gus Kahn, Isham Jones
7    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:29
Written-By – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
8    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 2:36
Written-By – Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare
9    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    Ooh! Boogie! 2:54
Written-By – Sidney Bechet
10    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    After You've Gone 2:29
Written-By – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
11    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    I'm Going Way Down Home 2:24
Traditional
12    Sidney Bechet And His Feetwarmers–    Margie 2:25
Written-By – Benny Davis, Con Conrad, J. Russel Robinson
13    Claude Luter Et Ses Lorientais–    Gate Mouth 2:45
Written-By – Louis Armstrong
14    Claude Luter Et Ses Lorientais–    South African Blues 2:54
Traditional
15    Claude Luter Et Ses Lorientais–    Snake Rag 2:53
Written-By – King Oliver
16    Claude Luter Et Ses Lorientais–    Weary Way Blues 2:39
Written-By – Ida Cox, Lovie Austin
17    Claude Luter Et Ses Lorientais–    Sweet Lovin' Man 2:48
Written-By – Lilian Hardin Armstrong, Walter Melrose
18    Claude Luter Et Ses Lorientais–    Panama 2:48
Written-By – Carl Sigman, William Tyers
Credits :
Banjo – Claude Philippe (faixas: 13 to 18)
Clarinet – Claude Luter (faixas: 13 to 18)
Double Bass – Guy De Fatto (faixas: 1 to 4), Pierre Michelot (faixas: 5 to 12), Roland Bianchini (faixas: 13 to 18)
Drums – André Jourdan (faixas: 1 to 4), Kenny Clarke (faixas: 5 to 12), Michel Pacout (faixas: 13 to 18)
Guitar – Jean-Pierre Sasson (faixas: 1 to 4)
Piano – Christian Azzi (faixas: 13 to 18), Eddie Bernard (faixas: 1 to 12)
Saxophone [Soprano] – Sidney Bechet (faixas: 1 to 12)
Trombone – Benny Vasseur (faixas: 1 to 4), Mowgli Jospin (faixas: 13 to 18)
Trumpet – Claude Rabanit (faixas: 13 to 18), Gérard Bayol (faixas: 1 to 4), Pierre Merlin (faixas: 13 to 18)
Nota :
Recorded in Paris on June 23, 1948 at the Pathé-Pelouze studio (13-18), May 16, 1949 at the Technisonor studio (1-4) and November 3, 1949 at the Pathé-Pelouze studio (5-12).
Reissue of the Blue Star 78rpm discs 93, 101, 107 (Claude Luter), 128, 129, 140, 142, 148 and 152 (Sidney Bechet).