Sidney BECHET & Teddy BUCKNER - Parisian Encounter 1958

Sidney BECHET & Teddy BUCKNER - Parisian Encounter 1958
Live In Paris July 4

Jazz

One of the most competitive of all jazzmen, Bechet was well-teamed with the Louis Armstrong-influenced trumpet of Teddy Buckner on this spirited set from late in Bechet's life. Buckner is reasonably respectful but gets in plenty of hot licks during this Dixielandish session; a concert shortly afterward by the two would be very combative. This fine CD shows that Sidney Bechet never did decline or lose any of his formidable power.
By Scott Yanow. AMG.
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Trumpeter Teddy Buckner was a Louis Armstrong devotee whose passion for New Orleans styled jazz and swing took him around the world during a career that spanned more than six decades. He was distantly related to the St. Louis based Buckner family that produced pianist/organist Milt, trumpeter George, as well as saxophonist and Motown session man Ted Buckner. John Edward "Teddy" Buckner was born in Sherman, TX, north of Dallas, on July 16, 1909. Buckner spent five years as a child in Silver City, NM. An uncle taught him to handle drumsticks and play the ukulele; he also studied the trumpet with Harold Scott, a member of the brass section in the Louis Armstrong Orchestra. When he was 15 years old Buckner worked with bandleaders Buddy Garcia and "Big Six" Reeves, then headed for Los Angeles where his trumpet was heard in ensembles led by Sonny Clay, Curtis Mosby, Sylvester Scott, Speed Webb, and Edith Turnham. When in 1934 trumpeter Buck Clayton assumed leadership of an orchestra formerly led by Earl Dancer, pianist Teddy Weatherford arranged for the 14-piece ensemble (which included Buckner) to sail for Shanghai, China for a lengthy residency at the Canidrome Ballroom. Within a year Buckner had returned to California and was working with Irwin C. Miller's Brownskin Models Revue (an organization fated to play a role in the career of R&B vocalist Larry Darnell) and pianist Lorenzo Flennoy. Buckner was hired by Lionel Hampton in 1936, gigged with Hamp's orchestra at the Paradise Club in Los Angeles and assumed leadership of the band while the vibraphonist devoted more of his time to working with Benny Goodman.

Teddy Buckner appeared in a number of motion pictures during the 1930s and '40s. Most famously he stood in for Louis Armstrong in Pennies from Heaven and appeared with Fats Waller in King of Burlesque (both films date from 1936). Before, during and after the Second World War he was a member of the Benny Carter Orchestra, sat in with Johnny Otis, fortified a band led by singing drummer Cee Pee Johnson, and gigged with the Solid Blenders Sextet. Buckner's intensive years with trombonist Kid Ory (1949-1954) initiated a return to old-fashioned jazz that would characterize the rest of his career. In 1954 he formed his own small Dixieland band, deliberately hiring some of the best traditional jazz and swing players in the world, including clarinetist Edmond Hall, drummer J.C. Heard, clarinetist Albert Nicholas, pianist Sammy Price, and trombonist Trummy Young. He also recorded with trombonist George Brunis in 1954 and was visible and audible during Jack Webb's film Pete Kelly's Blues the following year. During one week in July 1958 Buckner performed with soprano saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet at the Salle Wagram in Paris, at the Festival de Jazz 1958 in Knokke-le-Zout, Belgium and at the Cannes Jazz Festival. For more than 25 years, Teddy Buckner's jazz band played to enthusiastic crowds at nightclubs including the 400 Club and the Beverly Caverns in Los Angeles and The Huddle in West Covina. He enjoyed a lengthy run of employment as leader of a Dixieland band at Disneyland from 1965-1981 and passed way in Los Angeles on September 22, 1994.
By arwulf arwulf. AMG.
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Teddy Buckner- (Trumpet),
Christian Guerin- (Trombon),
Sidney Bechet- (Saproano Sax),
Eddie Bernard- (Piano),
Roland Bianchini- (Bass),
Kansas Fields- (Drum).
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01. Bravo (Sidney Bechet)  5:35         
02. Aubergines, Poivrons et Sauce Tomate (Sidney Bechet)  3:51     
03. I Can't Get Started (Duke, Gershwin)  4:45      
04. Souvenirs De La Nouvelle Orleans (Sidney Bechet)  5:39          
05. Blue Festival 1958 ( Sidney Bechet)  4:02         
06. Weary Blues (Cates, Greene, Matthews)  4:03      
07. Ain't Misbehavin' (Brooks, Razaf, Waller)  5:38     
08. Sugar  3:51         
09. Who's Sorry Now  4:36         
10. All of Me (Marks, Simons)  3:32
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Sidney BECHET - Petite Fleur 1958

Sidney BECHET - Petite Fleur 1958

Jazz

Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few months). A brilliant soprano saxophonist and clarinetist with a wide vibrato that listeners either loved or hated, Bechet's style did not evolve much through the years but he never lost his enthusiasm or creativity. A master at both individual and collective improvisation within the genre of New Orleans jazz, Bechet was such a dominant player that trumpeters found it very difficult to play with him. Bechet wanted to play lead and it was up to the other horns to stay out of his way.
Sidney Bechet studied clarinet in New Orleans with Lorenzo Tio, Big Eye Louis Nelson, and George Baquet and he developed so quickly that as a child he was playing with some of the top bands in the city. He even taught clarinet, and one of his students (Jimmie Noone) was actually two years older than him. In 1917, he traveled to Chicago, and in 1919 he joined Will Marion Cook's orchestra, touring Europe with Cook and receiving a remarkably perceptive review from Ernst Ansermet. While overseas he found a soprano sax in a store and from then on it was his main instrument. Back in the U.S., Bechet made his recording debut in 1923 with Clarence Williams and during the next two years he appeared on records backing blues singers, interacting with Louis Armstrong and playing some stunning solos. He was with Duke Ellington's early orchestra for a period and at one point hired a young Johnny Hodges for his own band. However, from 1925-1929 Bechet was overseas, traveling as far as Russia but getting in trouble (and spending jail time) in France before being deported..

Most of the 1930s were comparatively lean times for Bechet. He worked with Noble Sissle on and off and had a brilliant session with his New Orleans Feetwarmers in 1932 (featuring trumpeter Tommy Ladnier). But he also ran a tailor's shop which was more notable for its jam sessions than for any money it might make. However, in 1938 he had a hit recording of "Summertime," Hugues Panassie featured Bechet on some records and soon he was signed to Bluebird where he recorded quite a few classics during the next three years. Bechet worked regularly in New York, appeared on some of Eddie Condon's Town Hall concerts, and in 1945 he tried unsuccessfully to have a band with the veteran trumpeter Bunk Johnson (whose constant drinking killed the project). Jobs began to dry up about this time, and Bechet opened up what he hoped would be a music school. He only had one main pupil, but Bob Wilber became his protégé..

Sidney Bechet's fortunes changed drastically in 1949. He was invited to the Salle Pleyel Jazz Festival in Paris, caused a sensation, and decided to move permanently overseas. Within a couple years he was a major celebrity and a national hero in France, even though the general public in the U.S. never did know who he was. Bechet's last decade was filled with exciting concerts, many recordings, and infrequent visits back to the U.S. before his death from cancer. His colorful (if sometimes fanciful) memoirs Treat It Gentle and John Chilton's magnificent Bechet biography The Wizard of Jazz (which traces his life nearly week-by-week) are both highly recommended. Many of Sidney Bechet's recordings are currently available on CD.
By Scott Yanow. All Music Guide.
**
Sidney settled in France and swopped his clarinet for a saxophone. His sound is really magic in spite of the quite easy tunes he used to play at the end of his life. In fact he was half-way between jazz and easy listening but never sold his art like all those soulless instrumental bands covering the late 50s-early 60s hits.
Petite fleur is a slow romantic beautiful and melancholic melody which reminds me my boyhood. It was so popular that it has been covered and even sung by plenty of artists. None of them could retrieve the feeling of Bechet's saxophone. Old people here cherish Sydney Bechet who was a star just before the Rock invasion.
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01. Petite Fleur 3:17
02. Les Oignons 2:41
03. Dans Les Rues D'Antibe 3:25
04. Promenade Aux Champs Elysees 3:13
05. Marchand De Poissons 2:43
06. Mon Homme 2:57
07. Egyptian Fantasy 2:43
08. After You've Gone 4:48
09. Muskat Ramble 3:45
10. Summertime 3:10
11. Saint Louis Blues 4:47
12. Septembre Song 2:44
13. Wild Cat Blues 2:58
14. Indian Summer 3:05
15. High Society 3:44
16. Jelly Roll 3:02
17. The Mooche 3:08
18. En Attendant Le Jour 3:15
19. Si Tu Vois Ma Mere 3:13
20. Royal Garden Blues 2:39
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