SIDNEY BECHET – 1952 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1384 (2005) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Lionized and showered with honors, Sidney Bechet settled down in Paris during the early 1950s, performing regularly in the company of traditional-minded French musicians before enthusiastic, jazz-loving audiences. Volume 15 in the Classics Sidney Bechet chronology presents two live concert performances recorded at Salle Pleyel, Paris on January 31 and March 12, 1952. Nominally co-led with clarinetist Claude Luter, Bechet's bands churn out spirited renditions of classic jazz standards with a hale and hearty emphasis upon the historical New Orleans and Dixieland revival repertoire. Thanks to the then-newly introduced long-playing record format, some of these preserved jams extend into the eight and nine-minute range, well beyond the formerly imposed 78 rpm, three-and-a-half minute mark. A brilliant improviser and always a commanding presence, Sidney Bechet on this album is mature perfection personified. This wonderfully exciting music is greatly enhanced by the cheering crowds who go wild with joy nearly every time a title is announced. arwulf arwulf
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SIDNEY BECHET – 1952, Vol. 2 | The Classics Chronological Series – 1431 (2005) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Volume 16 in the complete recordings of Sidney Bechet as reissued in the Classics Chronological Series opens with two live concert recordings of Bechet in performance with Claude Luter's Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on March 12, 1952. The balance of that evening's entertainment may be heard on the previous volume in the series. Luter, a capable clarinetist, accompanied Bechet with a band of traditional minded Frenchmen consisting of trumpeter Guy Lognon, trombonist Bernard Zacharias, pianist Raymond Fol, bassist Roland Bianchini, and drummer François "Moustache" Galépides. The seven-piece unit's renditions of "Casey Jones" and "Dippermouth Blues" typify the old-fashioned repertoire preferred by this branch of the European jazz community during the early 1950s. The Bechet/Luter band (with the addition of cornetist Claude Rabanit) is heard again, this time in a studio setting, on tracks 13-20. Although the Bechet/Luter collaborations are enjoyable, the artistic heart of this album lies within tracks three-twelve in the form of ten master takes from a trio session involving Bechet, pianist Lil Armstrong, and drummer Zutty Singleton, three jazz pioneers who were born only months apart near the close of the 19th century. An opportunity to hear them working together in an intimate studio environment is a major treat for anyone who truly loves this kind of music. Everything on this compilation was originally issued by the Vogue label. The folks at Classics should be proud to have unearthed this fine music and brought it out in this handsome edition for all to enjoy. arwulf arwulf
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ALBERT NICHOLAS / JIMMY ARCHEY / Classic Jazz At Saint-Germain-des-Prés (2000) Jazz In Paris 47 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends (1954)    
1    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    I'm Coming Virginia 3:41
Written-By – Donald Heywood, Will Cook
2    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    Blues For The Club 5:33
Written-By – Albert Nicholas
3    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    Ol' Man River 4:05
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
4    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    In A Mellow Tone 2:56
Written-By – Duke Ellington
5    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    Basin Street Blues 4:46
Written-By – Spencer Williams
6    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    Clarinet Marmalade 4:31
Written-By – Edwin B. Edwards, James La Rocca
7    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 4:30
Written-By – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
8    Albert Nicholas And His New Orleans Friends–    Demi-tasse 2:42
Written-By – Duke Ellington, Harry Carney
Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre (1955)    
9    Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre–    Tiger Rag 4:23
Written-By – Harry De Costa, The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
10    Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre–    Texas Moaner Blues 5:36
Written-By – Clarence Williams
11    Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre–    Sensation 4:00
Written By – John Gale
12    Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre–    Christopher Columbus 4:35
Written-By – Andy Razaf, Leon Berry
13    Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre–    Swanee River 3:30
Written-By – Stephen Foster
14    Jimmy Archey Avec Michel Attenoux Et Son Orchestre–    That's A Plenty 4:04
Written-By – Bert A. Williams, Henri Creamer
Credits :
Baritone Saxophone – Jean-Louis Chautemps (faixas: 4, 8)
Clarinet – Albert Nicholas (faixas: 1 to 8), Gérard Badini (faixas: 9 to 14)
Double Bass – Buddy Banks (2) (faixas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Guy Pedersen (faixas: 9 to 14), Ricky Garzon (faixas: 4, 8)
Drums – François "Moustache" Galepides (faixas: 9 to 14), Jacques David (faixas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Robert Barnet (faixas: 3, 4, 7, 8)
Piano – André Persiany (faixas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Claude Bolling (faixas: 3, 4, 7, 8), George Arvanitas (faixas: 9 to 14)
Soprano Saxophone – Michel Attenoux (faixas: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 to 14)
Trombone – Benny Vasseur (faixas: 4, 8), Bernard Zacharias (faixas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Claude Gousset (faixas: 9 to 14), Jimmy Archey (faixas: 9 to 14)
Trumpet – Guy Longnon (faixas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Jean Liesse (faixas: 4, 8), Louis Henry (faixas: 9 to 14)
Nota :
Recorded March 1954 in Paris (1-8) and January 27, 1955 at the Magellan studio, Paris (9-14)
Reissue of the Club Français du Disque 10" LP 18 (1-8) and of the Barclay 10" LP 84 001 (9-14)

BERNARD PEIFFER / BERNARD ZACHARIAS - Modern Jazz at Saint-Germain-Des-Prés (2000) Jazz In Paris 48 / RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– I Want To Be Happy 5:17
Written-By – Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans
2    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– Paris Je T'aime... D'amour 2:40
Written-By – Henri Battaille, Clifford Grey, Victor Schertzinger
3    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– Pinocchio (When You Wish Upon A Star) 2:36
Written-By – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
4    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– Who Is Me? 2:19
Written-By – Fats Waller
5    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– Frozen Feet 3:35
Written-By – Francy Boland
6    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra–    There's A Small Hotel 3:33
Written By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Written-By – Rodgers & Hart
7    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– Strip Tease 2:20
Written-By – Bernard Peiffer
8    Bernard Peiffer And His Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra– Don't Touch The Grisby 2:05
Written-By – Bernard Peiffer
Gershwin Parade   
9    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    Transcendentology 2:56
Written-By – Buddy Banks
10    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    The Man I Love 3:25
Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin
11    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    Somebody Loves Me 2:32
Written-By – Ballard McDonald, B.G. De Sylva, Georges Gershwin
12    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    Lady Be Good 4:32
Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin
13    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    It Ain't Necessarily So 4:34
Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin
14    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    Summertime 3:52
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
15    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    My Man's Gone Now 2:09
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
16    Bernard Zacharias Et Ses Solistes–    I Got Plenty Of Nothing 1:09
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, Ira And George Gershwin
Credits :
Arranged By – Buddy Banks (faixas: 9 to 16), Francy Boland (faixas: 1 to 8)
Bass Clarinet – Michel de Villers (faixas: 9 to 16)
Double Bass – Guy Pedersen (faixas: 9 to 16), Jean-Marie Ingrand (faixas: 1 to 8)
Drums – Jacques David (faixas: 9 to 16), Jean-Baptiste "Mac Kac" Reilles (faixas: 1 to 8)
Flugelhorn – Roger Guérin (faixas: 9 to 16)
French Horn – Robert Casier (faixas: 9 to 16)
Piano – Bernard Peiffer (faixas: 1 to 8)
Piano, Celesta – Jules Dupont (faixas: 9 to 16)
Tenor Saxophone – Bib Monville (faixas: 1 to 8), Bobby Jaspar (faixas: 1 to 8), Jean-Claude Fohrenbach (faixas: 9 to 16)
Trombone – Bernard Zacharias (faixas: 9 to 16)
Trumpet, Euphonium [Baritone Saxhorn] – Roger Guérin (faixas: 1 to 8)
Nota :
Recorded January 14, 1954 at the Magellan studio, Paris (1-8) and simply in Paris, 1954 (9-16)
Reissue of the Blue Star 10" LP 6842 (1-8) and of the Club Français du Disque 10" LP 39 (9-16)