Wild Cat Blues - Clarence Williams Blue Five 1923

[BlayKnown]

this is my man!

[bobbobato]

I don't get it. This is an incredible recording! Why on earth don't modern so-called jazz men play like this anymore?

[Roboviewer]

Sure this is 1923? The sound quality seems too

good for 1923. 1927 seems more realistic.

[Sikandra00]

Like, like, LOVE!

[Squarerig]

Mr electricity Absolutely!Colyer was enthusiastic but really a most mediocre cornet player.He was surpassed by all the other members of his band.But this is PURE,talented,inspired and joyous.

[MrEclecticity]

@Squarerig You need to revisit Ken Colyer. A brilliant band-leader and much underrated cornet player. There is lots of evidence of this here on You Tube. My complaint with COLYERFAN concerned the suggestion that the Chris Barber/Monty Sunshine's version of was more popular/better than this. A bit like comparing a beefburger to a steak.

[MrEclecticity]

@Squarerig You need to revisit Ken Colyer. A brilliant band-leader and much underrated cornet player. There is lots of evidence of this here on You Tube. My complaint with COLYERFAN concerned the suggestion that the Chris Barber/Monty Sunshine's version was more popular/better than this. A bit like comparing a beefburger to a steak.

[MrJimmienoone]

Fantastic ensemble playing! What was on the other side of this record (Tishomingo?), and could you possibly post this, too?

[oldtimejazzfan]

@MrJimmienoone Kansas City Man Blues

[HissVideo]

Sounds all very sharply with nonlinear blaze (distortion).

I doubt that such a sound was recorded on the disc itself.

[GSEliveGSE]

@HissVideo eat dick

[Urbino237]

Nobody else played like this in 1923? Is Louis not on that list?

[oldtimejazzfan]

@Urbino237 Louis followed Bechet by a few months.

[Urbino237]

@oldtimejazzfan Yes you're right. My apologies - with respect to the calendar.

[NiceOldBoy]

Thank you for sharing and for the interesting intro!!!

Fröhliche Grüße aus Tirol

;-)

[Morahman7vnNo2]

I remember this from Ken Burns Doc.

[GuyKornowski]

Great! I love the old rough sound

[sturdle]

just sweet plus G.....

[livndream4u2]

Such Fine precision and Godly sunshine!!!

[Corrie121]

Absolutely the finest rendition of this fantastic tune. This is beyond compare.

Thank you for sharing.

[MusicMagic21]

Bechet at his genius best

[Squarerig]

This is jazz at its very best;unsurpassed by any other music makers.This is bliss!

[graubunden]

Just terrific!!

[davnkatz]

Back then, some bands played sweet, some mellow, some hot - this is an example of musicians combining all those elements into a song for enjoyable listening - and dancing.

[COLYERFAN]

A better-known version is by Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber.

[oldtimejazzfan]

Monty`s version was perhaps better known, but this is the ORIGINAL. Bechet's first recording, nobody else played like this in 1923.

[MrEclecticity]

@COLYERFAN Your parochial knickers are showing.

[erbode1]

it's true, authentic, it's art

[GrifterUno]

Just sweet!!!

[elviejero2000]

Excellen Tune!!