Sidney Bechet

Artist:  Sidney Bechet
Born:  May 14, 1897.  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died:  May 14, 1959 (Aged 62).  Garches, France
Genres:  Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone

Sidney Bechet was an American Jazz Claninetist, Saxophonist and Composer.  He was one of the first important Soloists in Jazz, beating Trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by a few months.

Title:  Summertime  (2019)
Genres:  Jazz, Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
Label:  Dreyfus Music/BMG
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Indian Summer
 2.  Non Homme (My Man)
 3.  Muskrat Ramble
 4.  What Is This Thing Called Love
 5.  American Rhythm
 6.  Stompy Jones
 7.  Blues In The Air
 8.  Rose Room
 9.  Bechet Creole Blues
10. Margie
11. Summertime
12. When The Sun Sets Down South
13. Twelfth Street Rag
14. St. Louis Blues

Format:  LP:

Side A:

 1.  Indian Summer
 2.  Non Homme (My Man)
 3.  Muskrat Ramble
 4.  What Is This Thing Called Love
 5.  American Rhythm
 6.  Stompy Jones
 7.  Blues In The Air

SideB:

 1.  Rose Room
 2.  Bechet Creole Blues
 3.  Margie
 4.  Summertime
 5.  When The Sun Sets Down South
 6.  Twelfth Street Rag
 7.  St. Louis Blues

Personnel:

Sidney Bechet:  Soprano Saxophone 
Sonny White:  Piano on Track 1
Charles Howard:  Guitar on Track 1
Wilson Myers:  Bass on Track 1
Kenny Clarke:  Drums on Tracks:  1, 2, 5, 10
Charles Lewis:  Piano on Tracks:  2, 5
Pierre Michelot:  Bass on Tracks:  2, 5, 10
Henry "Hot Lips" Levine:  Trumpet on Track 3
Jack Epstein:  Trombone on Track 3
Alfie Evans:  Clarinet on Track 3
Rudolph Adier:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 3
Mario Janarro:  Piano on Track 3
Tony Colucci:  Guitar on Track  3
Harry Patent:  Bass on Track 3
Nat Levine:  Drums on Track 3
Charlie Shavers:  Trumpet on Track 4
Willie "The Lion" Smith:  Piano on Track 4
Everett Barksdale:  Guitar
Wellman Braud: Bass on Track 4
Sidney Catlett:  Drums
Bill Coleman:  Piano on Tracks:  5
Frank "Big Boy" Goodie:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 5
Rex Stewart:  CNT on Track 6
Earl Hines:  Piano on Track 6
Johne Linsay:  Bass on Track 6
Warren "Baby" Dodds:  Drums on Tracks: 6, 11
Henry Goodwin:  Trumpet on Track 7
Vic Dickenson:  Trombone on Track 7
Don Donaldson:  Piano on Track 7
Ernest Williamson:  Bass on Track 7
Manzie Johnson:  Drums on Track 7
Claude Luter:  Clarinet on Track 9 
Christian Azzi:   Piano on Track 9
Claude Philippe:  Banjo on Track 9
Roland Bianchiani:  Bass on Track 9
Francois "Moustache" Galepides:  Drums on Track 9
Eddie Bernard:  Piano on Track 10
Art Hodes:  Piano on Track 11
Danny Barker:  Guitar on Track 11
George "Pops" Foster:  Bass on Track 11
Clarence Brereton:  Trumpet on Track 12
Gil White:  Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet on Track 12
Harry Brooks:  Piano on Track 12
Jimmy Miller:  Guitar on Track 12
Jimmy Jones:  Bass on Track 12
Wilbert Kirk  Drums on Track 12

Summertime is the compilation Jazz Reference Collection album by Sidney Bechet, released on May 10, 2019 by Dreyfus Music/BMG.