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Sidney Bechet - Premier Bal (French TV version) - 1958
Sidney Bechet plays a beautiful rendition of his own composition "Premier Bal" on a French TV show ("Jazzorama "Banc d'Essai", a Jean-Christophe Averty TV broadcast), backed by Claude Bolling and the rhythm section from his orchestra. Before the performance, Sidney gives his views on jazz in response to questions from actress Simone Alma (who died in 2000, aged 91) - in French, with Japanese subtitles!
Bechet gives a rather reflective, poignant performance here and, though emotionally charged, it's noticeably gentler than the much more powerful version he recorded for Vogue. Bechet was often considered to be abrasive and belligerent but rather he ran the gamut of emotions from highly aggressive to very tender. He wore his heart on his sleeve and made it felt through his soprano sax and clarinet.
Sidney Bechet (soprano sax), Claude Bolling (piano), Alf Masselier (bass), Arthur Motta (drums).
Recorded May 16, 1958, at RTF Studio 4, Paris, France.
#music #jazz #tangled
Sidney Bechet plays a beautiful rendition of his own composition "Premier Bal" on a French TV show ("Jazzorama "Banc d'Essai", a Jean-Christophe Averty TV broadcast), backed by Claude Bolling and the rhythm section from his orchestra. Before the performance, Sidney gives his views on jazz in response to questions from actress Simone Alma (who died in 2000, aged 91) - in French, with Japanese subtitles!
Bechet gives a rather reflective, poignant performance here and, though emotionally charged, it's noticeably gentler than the much more powerful version he recorded for Vogue. Bechet was often considered to be abrasive and belligerent but rather he ran the gamut of emotions from highly aggressive to very tender. He wore his heart on his sleeve and made it felt through his soprano sax and clarinet.
Sidney Bechet (soprano sax), Claude Bolling (piano), Alf Masselier (bass), Arthur Motta (drums).
Recorded May 16, 1958, at RTF Studio 4, Paris, France.
#music #jazz #tangled
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