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#16 Post by sonofvu » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:33 pm

Bechet stuff I've djed

Sweet Patootie
Viper Mad
Blackstick
Four Or Five Times
Hold Tight

I keep forgetting about "I iwish I could shimmy like my sister kate". I tell myself that I need to play and I always forget to.
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#17 Post by yedancer » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:00 am

Wait a second. Bechet is Bebop? I guess you must be talking about his later recordings or something.
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#18 Post by mousethief » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:04 am

These damn threads are getting confusing. The bebop dialogue is two threads over.

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#19 Post by mousethief » Tue May 04, 2004 11:34 am

I just picked up the Past Perfect Gold Supa Dupa Sidney "Shoot You In The Street" Bechet Box Set.

Good good good. Cheep cheep cheep.

10 CDs for $30.00 and the quality is good. Yeah, it could be better but it's comparable to other labels in sound quality and I wouldn't hesitate playing these at a dance.

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#20 Post by djstarr » Wed May 05, 2004 1:38 am

ok, the best Bechet song for me right now is "Blues my Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me" - it's on the Fabulous Sidney Bechet --- I think Falty turned me onto this song first time he dj'ed in Seattle --- anyhow, everytime I play it I get asked about it.

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#21 Post by Mr Awesomer » Wed May 05, 2004 9:58 am

That was me God damn it. haha
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#22 Post by Andy Reid » Wed May 05, 2004 10:51 am

Past Perfect's "At The Jazzband Ball" is a good deal for 5 bucks...

Some gems:

Tailgate Ramble
I Got Rhythm
Who?
At The Jazzband Ball

and others...

Reub turned me on to "Blues my naughty..." everytime I've ever played it (class or djing) someone asks me what it was.

Bechet is the shit.

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#23 Post by Andy Reid » Wed May 05, 2004 11:01 am

I should also mention it has the dirtiest version of tin roof blues. Damn.

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#24 Post by Mr Awesomer » Wed May 05, 2004 11:14 am

if that song was a girl you'd be sure to use a rubber
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#25 Post by Andy Reid » Wed May 05, 2004 11:15 am

especially if mike turned someone on to it.

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#26 Post by Yakov » Wed May 05, 2004 8:38 pm

those of us with the bechet proper box may be interested to know that of the three available past perfect bechet discs -- the aforementioned At the Jazzband Ball, as well as Blues in the Air and Perdido Street Blues, there is little overlap with the proper set. i'll be picking up AtJBB, ASAP

(same rundown: past perfect discs will eventually disappear, because they are remaindered merchandise, and they are $5 each here)

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#27 Post by Matthew » Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:27 pm

mousethief wrote:I just picked up the Past Perfect Gold Supa Dupa Sidney "Shoot You In The Street" Bechet Box Set.

Good good good. Cheep cheep cheep.

10 CDs for $30.00 and the quality is good. Yeah, it could be better but it's comparable to other labels in sound quality and I wouldn't hesitate playing these at a dance.

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That's a spectacular set! About 20 tracks per disk. Mine just arrived, and from what I've heard so far, the sound quality is on par with JSP sets. Also has a thick, informative booklet.

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#28 Post by Swifty » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:56 am

Anyone here have Sidney Bechet at Storyville? I picked it up pretty cheap when I was in Florida - all of the tracks are awesome, although some are a bit long to DJ with IMO.

Plus, in addition to Vic Dickenson on trombone, it's got George Wein on piano.

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#29 Post by CafeSavoy » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:31 am

Swifty wrote:Anyone here have Sidney Bechet at Storyville? I picked it up pretty cheap when I was in Florida - all of the tracks are awesome, although some are a bit long to DJ with IMO.

Plus, in addition to Vic Dickenson on trombone, it's got George Wein on piano.
i've seen it but haven't picked it up. glad to hear it's good. i see it sometimes at my used store.

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#30 Post by SpuzBal » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:07 pm

KevinSchaper wrote:When a Soprano Meets a Piano with Martial Solan is a real nice mellow Bechet album, probably a good intro to his stuff fer people that are freaked out by the dixie-ness of his usual surrounds..
Does anyone know if this album has been released on CD? Some web site I saw seems to think that it has.
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