Jazz Classics Vol. 1
by Sidney Bechet
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 1950
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 3.61/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Compiling essential Blue Note sessions recorded throughout the 1940s, this collection showcases the New Orleans pioneer's commanding soprano saxophone and clarinet work. The album serves as a masterclass in highly ornamented, polyphonic traditional jazz improvisation.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, polyphonic
Tracklist
Credits
- Allison Pengelley - backing vocals
- Wanda Terralonge - backing vocals
- Graham "Birds Nest" Ingram - bass guitar, keyboards, written-by
- Julian Hirst - drums
- Mike Stevens - guitar, saxophone
- Mark Johns - keyboards
- Jack Adams - lacquer cut by
- CED - plated by