The wonders of the Internet. I just saw this beautiful montage on Sidney Bechet (the song is "Dans les Rues d'Antibes"):
Watching carefully, you'll be able to see Eddie Condon and his 4-string guitar in different occasions with his all-stars, also, although very briefly Buddy Rich, Kid Ory, and Muggsy Spanier, and, most surprising of all, the unlikely group of Charlie Parker, Chubby Jackson, and George Wettling, starting at 1:51.
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| L to R: Charlie Parker, Chubby Jackson, George Wettling |
The next frames give the game away: This was on WPIX. From Peter Losin's discography of Charlie Parker, this was a jazz magazine Metronome's Award Show on said TV station, from February 21, 1949. Besides Parker, Jackson and Wettling, Shorty Sherock was on trumpet, Sidney Bechet on soprano sax, and Joe Bushkin on piano. Charles Delaunay was the MC. Tap-dancer Teddy Hale performed with the band on "Lover", and he can also be seen (at 0:36).
It'd be interesting to know whether this telecast is preserved at all, but don't raise your hopes about the sound... (See Losin's link, above, for the transcription of the dialogues).
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| Sony (France) 88697526292 |
About the source of the images above, like the original poster on YouTube says, the clip above was taken from a 40-track CD released on May 12, 2009. It's actually a 2-CD set called L'Histoire de Sidney Bechet an almost straight reissue (with some extras) of a 1969 double LP produced by Charles Delaunay on the 10th anniversary of Bechet's passing; the CD was released in 2009 by Vogue/Legacy/Sony in France, catalogue number 88697526292.
The video clip is an extra track at the end of CD2, and the specific credits for the clip read
(P) 1996 Sidney Bechet ProductionsMore screenshots:
Réalisation: Bruno Resnais
... le clip vidéo avec l'aimable autorisation de Sidney Bechet Productions, www.sidney-bechet-productions.com
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| Chubby Jackson |
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| Teddy Hale |
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| Teddy Hale, George Wettling |
TV station camera:
2 comments:
My jaw just dropped. What a wonderful find!
I just finished reading “Treat it Gentle”, I have been playing Tenor about 3 months, and so into it I picked up a Soprano, Wow this site is a great find. I can’t believe I never was told about Sidney Bechet before. Branford Marsalis said listen to him... and I am doing my homework now
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