1949, Vol. 1 (2001)

About this title: For some reason, many jazz historians seem to consider Sidney Bechet's collaborations with Wild Bill Davison as somehow flawed. Apparently, they expect the feisty, cornet-toting rascal to lie down and allow Sidney to walk all over him. If Bill were so compliant and non-assertive, he never would have earned his moniker. Sure, the two horns jostle each other during hot numbers, but that's what's supposed to happen. This is, after all, based in the traditions of competitive/cooperative New Orleans polyphony. Maybe a baritone sax would have added some ballast to the overall mix, but it didn't ... read more

Tracks:

1. Tin Roof Blues [Brunis/Mares/Melros]
2. I've Found a New Baby [Palmer/Williams]
3. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out [Cox]
4. When the Saints Go Marching In [Traditional]
5. I Got Rhythm [Gershwin/Gershwin]
6. September Song [Anderson/Weill]
7. Who? [Hammerstein/Harbach]
8. Song of the Medina [Bechet]
9. Maryland, My Maryland [Traditional]
10. Careless Love [Handy/Koenig/Willia]
11. Egyptian Fantasy [Bechet/Reid]
12. Basin Street Blues [Williams]
13. Cake Walking Babies from Home [Smith/Troy/Williams]
14. Tailgate Ramble [Manone/Mercer]
15. At the Jazz Band Ball [Edwards/LaRocca/Rag]
16. Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho [Traditional]
17. Fidgety Feet [Edwards/LaRocca/Rag]
18. Honeysuckle Rose [Razaf/Waller]
19. Coquette [Green/Kahn/Lombardo]
20. High Society [Melrose/Steele]
21. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Fields/McHugh]
22. Sugar [Alexander/Mitchell/]

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