Sidney Bechet - Paris, 1949

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Recordings made by the great New Orleans soprano saxophonist right before and after his permanent relocation to Paris. Two sessions for Vogue and one for Blue Star feature Bill Coleman (trumpet), Frank "Big Boy" Goudie (tenor sax), Claude Luter (clarinet), Eddie Bernard and Christian Azzi (piano), Pierre Michelot (bass) and Kenny Clarke and Moustache Galipedes (drums). Originals and standards and standards masquerading as originals.

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