Sidney Bechet & Mezz Mezzrow: The King Jazz Records Story (Storyville, 1945-1947).

Storyville 1088611 (2012). 

CD 1: 

Sammy Price (piano). New York, (possiblement le 27 mars ou) juillet 1945. 

1. In a Mezz (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:55

2. Mezzrow talks 1:38

3. Those Mellow Blues (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:41

4. Gully Low Blues (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:24

5. Cow Cow Blues (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:43

6. 133rd Street Boogie (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:22

7. Mezzrow talks 0:51

8. I Finally Gotcha (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:56

9. Boogin' with Mezz (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:47

10. Callin' 'em Home (Mezzrow, Price) 2:40

11. Step Down, Step Up (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:36

12. Shakin' Loose (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:51

13. Shakin' Loose (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:51

Pleasant Joe (vocal), Sammy Price (piano). Même session. 

14. Broken Man Blues (Mezzrow, S. Price) 2:38

15. New Jailhouse Blues (W. Wilson, C. Grant) 3:08

Mezzrow-Bechet Septet

Oran "Lips" Page (trompette, vocal sur 23), Milton Mezzrow (clarinette), Sidney Bechet (saxophone soprano), Sammy Price (piano), Danny Barker (guitare), George "Pops" Foster (contrebasse), Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett (batterie). New York, 30 juillet 1945. 

16. House Party (Mezzrow) 3:11

17. House Party (Mezzrow) 2:40

18. Perdido Street Stomp (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:22

19. Perdido Street Stomp (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:52

20. Revolutionary Blues (Part 1) (Mezzrow) 3:14

21. Revolutionary Blues (Part 2) (Mezzrow) 2:34

22. Mezzrow talks 0:49

23. Blood on the Moon (O. Page, Mezzrow) 2:24

Les mêmes, Pleasant Joe (vocal). New York, 31 juillet 1945. 

24. Levee Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:54

25. Mezzrow talks 1:08

26. Layin' My Rules in Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:35

27. Bad, Bad Baby Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:59

28. Bad, Bad Baby Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:57

CD 2: 

Les mêmes, Pleasant Joe (vocal sur 2). New York, 30 juillet 1945. 

1. Mezzrow talks 0:37

2. Saw Mill Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:59

3. Minor Swoon (Mezzrow) 3:03

4. Minor Swoon (Mezzrow) 2:55

5. Minor Swoon (Mezzrow) 3:02

6. The Sheik of Araby (Smith, Snyder, Wheeler) 2:58

7. The Sheik of Araby (Smith, Snyder, Wheeler) 3:04

Sammy Price (piano), Sidney "Big Sid" Catlett (batterie). New York, 31 juillet 1945. 

8. Boogin' with Big Sid (Mezzrow, S. Price) 3:07

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

Milton Mezzrow (clarinette), Sidney Bechet (saxophone soprano), Fitz Weston (piano), George "Pops" Foster (contrebasse), Kaiser Marshall (batterie), Douglas Daniels (vocal sur 10-12). New York, 29 août 1945. 

9. Mezzrow talks 1:14

10. Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out (Mezzrow, D. Daniels) 2:43

11. Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out (Mezzrow, D. Daniels) 2:51

12. Baby, I'm Cuttin' Out (Mezzrow, D. Daniels) 3:06

13. Ole Miss (Trad.) 2:36

14. Ole Miss (Trad.) 3:04

15. Mezzrow talks 2:04

16. Bowin' the Blues (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:46

17. Bowin' the Blues (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:48

18. Jelly Roll (Mezzrow) 3:12

19. Jelly Roll (Mezzrow) 3:34

20. Jelly Roll (Mezzrow) 3:40

21. Jelly Roll (Mezzrow) 3:03

22. Perdido Street Stomp (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:20

23. Perdido Street Stomp (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:57

Les mêmes. New York, 30 août 1945. 

24. 32 Bars of Blues (Mezzrow) 2:31

25. Forgotten Harmony (Mezzrow) 3:31

26. Revolutionary Blues (Mezzrow) 2:42

CD 3: 

(suite de la session)

1. Mezzrow talks 0:30

2. Gone Away Blues (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:44

3. De Luxe Stomp (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:33

4. Mezzrow talks 1:18

5. Out of the Gallion (Mezzrow, Bechet) 3:22

6. Out of the Gallion (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:35

7. Out of the Gallion (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:33

Milton Mezzrow (clarinette), Sidney Bechet (saxophone soprano, clarinette sur 9, 11-12, 15, 17, 19), Wesley "Sox" Wilson (piano, vocal sur 25), Wellman Braud (contrebasse), Warren "Baby" Dodds (batterie), Coot Grant (vocal sur 15, 17, 19-23). New York, 18 septembre 1947. 

8. Mezzrow talks 1:14

9. Breathless Blues (Mezzrow, Bechet) 2:57

10. Mezzrow talks 

11. Really the Blues (Part 1) (Mezzrow) 3:11

12. Really the Blues (Part 1) (Mezzrow) 3:05

13. Really the Blues (Part 2) (Mezzrow) 2:57

14. Really the Blues (Part 2) (Mezzrow) 2:52

15. Evil Gal Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:59

16. Mezzrow talks 1:59

17. Fat Mama Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 3:09

18. Mezzrow talks 0:34

19. You Got to Give It to Me (Mezzrow, S. Wilson) 2:42

20. Hey Daddy Blues (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:42

21. Whoop This Wolf Away from My Door (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 3:00

22. Whoop This Wolf Away from My Door (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:55

23. Whoop This Wolf Away from My Door (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:51

24. Mezzrow talks 1:48

25. You Can't Do That to Me (Mezzrow, W. Wilson) 2:33

26. Groovin' the Minor (Mezzrow) 3:21

27. Groovin' the Minor (Mezzrow) 2:55

CD 4: 

Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet

Milton Mezzrow (clarinette), Sidney Bechet (saxophone soprano), Sammy Price (piano), George "Pops" Foster (contrebasse), Kaiser Marshall (batterie). Chicago, 19 décembre 1947. 

1. Where Am I (Bechet, Mezzrow) 4:43

2. Where Am I (Bechet, Mezzrow) 4:43

3. Where Am I (Bechet, Mezzrow) 4:42

4. Mezzrow talks 0:43

5. Tommy's Blues (Mezzrow) 5:03

6. Tommy's Blues (Mezzrow) 4:15

7. Chicago Function (Part 1) (Mezzrow) 4:14

8. Chicago Function (Part 1) (Mezzrow) 4:06

9. Chicago Function (Part 2) (Mezzrow) 3:47

10. Chicago Function (Part 2) (Mezzrow) 4:44

11. Mezzrow talks 0:55

12. I Want Some (Mezzrow) 4:18

13. I Want Some (Mezzrow) 4:11

14. Mezzrow talks 0:38

15. I'm Speaking My Mind (Mezzrow) 4:04

16. I'm Speaking My Mind (Mezzrow) 3:44

17. I'm Speaking My Mind (Mezzrow) 4:08

CD 5: 

(suite de la session)

1. I'll Never Forget the Blues (Mezzrow) 3:44

2. I'll Never Forget the Blues (Mezzrow) 4:24

3. Mezzrow talks 0:33

4. The Blues and Freud (Part 1) (Mezzrow) 4:32

5. The Blues and Freud (Part 2) (Mezzrow) 4:12

6. Kaiser's Last Break (Mezzrow) 4:18

7. Kaiser's Last Break (Mezzrow) 4:30

Les mêmes. Chicago, 20 décembre 1947. 

8. I'm Goin' Away from Here (Mezzrow) 4:21

9. I'm Goin' Away from Here (Mezzrow) 4:12

10. I Got You Some (Mezzrow) 3:35

11. I Must Have My Boogie (Mezzrow) 3:44

12. Funky Butt (Mezzrow) 4:13

13. Funky Butt (Mezzrow) 4:14

14. Delta Mood (Mezzrow, Bechet) 4:21

15. Delta Mood (Mezzrow, Bechet) 4:21

16. Mezzrow talks 0:55

17. Blues of the Roaring Twenties (Mezzrow) 4:03

18. Blues of the Roaring Twenties (Mezzrow) 3:59

(Cette dernière pièce est incluse par pure curiosité). 

Personnel inconnu: (harmonica), (contrebasse), (batterie). 

19. Caravan (J. Tizol) 4:00

Coffret produit par Anders Stefansen. 

Notes: Chris Albertson. 

Photos: G. Berndorf & Chris Albertson. 

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