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Sidney Bechet Select - Mosaic (1923-1947) - 3CD

Some of the CW Blue Five recordings, even with Bechet and Armstrong, are to some extent marred by average or simply mediocre vocals, but this one... woooow!!! As for Sidney Bechet, this recording, together with his July 30, 1923 session with Thomas Morris on cornet (Wild Cat Blues, Kansas City Man Blues; Bechet's first commercially issued disc), are most likely his best early recordings, although Texas Moaner Blues is no loser, either! But on the Thomas Morris date, Bechet overwhelmingly dominates the session, whereas with Satchmo on board, things significantly change!

Bechet + Armstrong = FIRE!!!

Discs 1 & 2 of this beauty:

Johnny Dodds On Paramount (Frog, 1923-29) - disc 1

Eddie Condon & His All-Stars - Bixieland (Columbia, 1955) --> Membran edition

Jelly Roll Morton ‎– The Complete 1923/29 Piano Heritage - Volume 1 1923/24 (King Jazz)

Count Basie And His Orchestra ‎– 1937 / 1938 (Musidisc). 1937 Meadowbrook and 1938 Famous Door broadcasts. Count Basie And His Orchestra ‎– 1937 / 1938 (Musidisc). 1937 Meadowbrook and 1938 Famous Door broadcasts.

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Dick Hyman - Jelly & James. The music of Jelly Roll Morton & James P. Johnson

Benny Goodman Plays Mel Powell (Hep, 1941-46)

I cannot take 'Moten Swing' out of my mind. Period.

Sonny Rollins ‎– Worktime! (Prestige, 1955) Several different covers for this one:

Benny Goodman Plays Fletcher Henderson (Hep, 1935-39)

Thanks, Mike. Just changed the link in the first post.

Bank loans make miracles...

The two Frogs and the Hep pretty much cover the 1926-1932 period of the Bennie Moten band, with the best audio quality.

Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra - 1948-49 (Classics)

Complete list updated on first post.

Bennie Moten Orchestra ‎– 1929-1932 · Band Box Shuffle (Hep)

Recent orders: Benny Goodman HEP cds: CD 1083 - Benny Goodman Plays Fletcher Henderson CD 1059 - Benny Goodman Plays Fletcher Henderson, Vol.2 CD 1039 - Benny Goodman Plays Jimmy Mundy CD 1053 - Benny Goodman Plays Eddie Sauter CD 1055 - Benny Goodman Plays Mel Powell Three Mosaics: Savory Woody Herman Teddy Wilson and Johnny Dodds – On Paramount (Frog) 2CD