Sidney Bechet With "Wild Bill" Davison And Art Hodes - Volume 1 (Vinyl LP)

Sidney Bechet With "Wild Bill" Davison And Art Hodes – Volume 1 collects Dixieland recordings that Sidney Bechet made for Blue Note between 1945 and 1950. Side A comes from the session of October 12, 1945 with cornetist Wild Bill Davison, pianist Art Hodes, Pops Foster and Fred Moore, who also sings. Side B has recordings from 1949 and 1950, partly with Walter Page, Joe Sullivan and Jimmy Archey. The compilation first appeared in 1955 as Blue Note BLP 1203 ("Giant Of Jazz"); the stereo edition BST 81203 followed in the late 1960s. This copy is a reissue with cat. no. BST 81203 K.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Blue Note BST 81203 K
• Format: Vinyl LP, Compilation
• Pressing: Reissue
• Country: USA (as stated)
• Year of this pressing: not stated (first released: 1955)
• Genre: Jazz, Dixieland

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Darktown Strutters' Ball (Shelton Brooks)
2. Save It Pretty Mama (Don Redman)
3. Shine (Cecil Mack/Ford Dabney/Lew Brown)
4. St. James Infirmary (Joe Primrose)
5. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Turner Layton)
6. Memphis Blues (W. C. Handy)

Side B

1. Fidgety Feet (Larry Shields/Nick LaRocca)
2. Sister Kate (A. J. Piron)
3. Copenhagen (Charlie Davis/Walter Melrose)
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Jimmy Cox)
5. China Boy (Dick Winfree/Phil Boutelje)
6. Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble (Spencer Williams)

Personnel

Side A (October 12, 1945): Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone, clarinet), "Wild Bill" Davison (cornet), Art Hodes (piano), George "Pops" Foster (bass), Fred Moore (drums, vocals).

Side B (1949 and 1950): Sidney Bechet (soprano saxophone), "Wild Bill" Davison (cornet), Ray Diehl (trombone on Fidgety Feet), Jimmy Archey (trombone on Copenhagen, China Boy, Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble), Art Hodes or Joe Sullivan (piano), Walter Page or Pops Foster (bass), Fred Moore or Slick Jones (drums).

Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder; liner notes: Leonard Feather; photography: Francis Wolff.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The compilation first appeared in mono in 1955 as Blue Note BLP 1203. This copy is a later stereo edition numbered BST 81203 K; no release year is stated for this pressing.

When were the recordings made?
Side A was recorded on October 12, 1945; side B comes from sessions in January and March 1949 and April 1950.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Sidney Bechet records?
At the moment this is our only Sidney Bechet record. More titles are in our Jazz collection.