Blues In The Air

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Personnel: Sidney Bechet (clarinet, soprano saxophone); Charlie Howard, Teddy Bunn, Carmen Mastren (guitar); Everett Barksdale (electric guitar); Henry Goodwin, Henry "Red" Allen, Sidney DeParis, Tommy Ladnier, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Muggsy Spanier, Rex Stewart (cornet); Teddy Nixon, J.C. Higginbotham, Vic Dickenson (trombone); Hank Duncan, Jim Tolliver, Don Donaldson, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Sonny White, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Earl Hines (piano); J.C. Heard , Morris Morand, Kenny Clarke, Manzie Johnson, Big Sid Catlett, Baby Dodds (drums). Recording information: 12/15/1932-12/20/1944. It's too bad in a sense that Louis Armstrong gets all the attention for early-period jazz when fellow New Orleanian Sidney Bechet was just as vital, and in his time assuredly as influential. These 22 tracks display the immortal clarinetist/soprano saxophonist in his prime around the early '30s. While not an essential collection, there are many of his most well-played numbers here, including "Summertime," "China Boy," "The Sheikh of Araby," "Limehouse Blues," "Rose Room," "Jazz Me Blues," and "Muskrat Ramble." A good starter set for students or a compacted package of a much larger discography for mavens, this is a welcome piece of classic vintage jazz that can be easily recommended. ~ Michael G. Nastos