New Orleans-Chicago Connection (1959)

About this title: Like Sidney Bechet, clarinetist Albert Nicholas moved permanently to France later in his career. Although he was there 20 years (1953 until his death in 1973), Nicholas never received Bechet's fame, but he seemed to prosper overseas, no longer having to be concerned with Americans' lack of interest in traditional jazz. This particular album, one of two cut by Nicholas during a rare 1959 visit to the States, teams the melodic clarinetist with the great pianist Art Hodes, bassist Earl Murphy, and drummer Freddy Kohlman. They jam through a set of standards and blues, and the results are ... read more

Tracks:

1. Digga Digga Do [McHugh/Fields]
2. Winin' Boy Blues [Morton]
3. Song of the Wanderer [Moret]
4. Ain't Misbehavin' [Waller/Brooks/Razaf]
5. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me [McCarron/Morgan/Swa]
6. Anah's Blues
7. Lover, Come Back to Me [Hammerstein/Romberg]
8. Etta [Hodes]
9. I'm Comin' Virginia [Heywood/Cook]
10. Rose Room [Hickman/Williams]
11. Nick Warms Up
12. Rose Room [Alternate Take] [Hickman/Williams]
13. I'm Comin' Virginia [Alternate Take] [Heywood/Cook]
14. Lover, Come Back to Me [Alternate Take] [Hammerstein/Romberg]
15. Winin' Boy Blues [Alternate Take] [Morton]
16. Digga Digga Do [Alternate Take] [McHugh/Fields]
17. Careless Love [Handy/Koenig/Willia]
18. Song of the Wanderer [Alternate Take] [Moret]
19. Ain't Misbehavin' [Alternate Take] [Waller/Brooks/Razaf]
20. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me [Alternate Take] [McCarron/Morgan/Swa]
21. Etta [Alternate Take] [Hodes]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.