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Bechet played both the clarinet and soprano saxophone. This is a mellow, gorgeous rendition of Gershwin's best. Tres bien, monsieur Bechet.
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Sydney Bechet's music always put me into a good, chillin' vibe.
#Vibin'
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amazing
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Un artiste exceptionnel qui a rempli mon enfance avec sa magnifique "petite fleur". Sidney jouait, et mes parents dansaient sur cette musique....souvenirs souvenirs
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@NAThan9871 It's Teddy Bunn on giutar
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Is that Django's playing ?
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@oldtimejazzfan yay information :D
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@HINDERIZED Yes, he was a clarinettist first, but when he discovered the Sop.sax in London 1919, he preferred that instrument. He recorded both until 1950, the last years until his death 1959, he never played clarinet.
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@oldtimejazzfan sidney bechet was a clarinetist
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@frecoh1 i really love that one, probably my favorite.
@raamsis
This is actually a melancholy tune (obviously). There are lyrics to the song as well. The song is sung from the perspective of an American black slave, presumably an older female slave who worked inside her master's home. She is singing a lullaby to a white baby. The lyrics are about the slaves' hardships, esp during the summertime when "the cotton's high". But the singer reassures the white baby: "your daddy's rich, and your mama's pretty. So hush little baby and don't you cry"
jnmshmacm 1 year ago 13
It simply cannot get better than this. Smokey moody sax growling, purring and whispering a timeless melody much older than Gershwin’s interpretation.
MxSaxman 4 months ago 5