Sidney Bechet Mugsy Spanier - Double Dixie (14 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Sidney Bechet, Mugsy Spanier
Double Dixie
Genre: Jazz

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Lazy River - Sidney Bechet, Arodin, Sidney
2. China Boy - Sidney Bechet, Boutelje, Phil
3. Sweet Lorraine - Sidney Bechet, Burwell, Clifford R
4. Four or Five Times - Sidney Bechet, Gay, Byron
5. That's A-Plenty - Sidney Bechet, Gilbert, Ray
6. Squeeze Me - Sidney Bechet, Waller, Fats
7. Sweet Sue, Just You - Sidney Bechet, Harris, Will J.
8. Darktown Strutters' Ball - Sidney Bechet, Brooks, Shelton
9. St. James Infirmary - Sidney Bechet, Primrose, Joe
10. When the Saints Go Marching In - Sidney Bechet, Traditional
11. Tin Roof Blues - Sidney Bechet, Brunis, Georg
12. Muskrat Ramble - Sidney Bechet, Gilbert, Ray
13. At the Jazz Band Ball - Sidney Bechet, Edwards, Eddie B.
14. Sugar - Sidney Bechet, Alexander, Edna

CD Details

All Artists: Sidney Bechet, Mugsy Spanier
Title: Double Dixie
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Drive Archive
Original Release Date: 12/5/1994
Re-Release Date: 11/1/1994
Genre: Jazz
Styles: New Orleans Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Dixieland
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 780674105125, 780674105149

CD Reviews

Varied performances, well played, rousing "Saints" version.

M. Chlanda | Saint Louis, MO United States | 11/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This pairing of Sidney Bechet with Muggsy Spanier has varied performances, from bluesy, to boppy, to a highly spirited and uptempo, rousing, version of When The Saints Go Marchin' In, to end the recording [reference to cassette version]. The quality isn't bad (considering these were made in the middle 20th century). It would be nice if someone might reissue these recordings (originally released on Drive Archive). I hope to pick up the out of print cds. Others include: Don Byas-Tenor Giant; Woody Herman-Blowin' Up A Storm, Fats Waller's last recordings, and others. Worth a listen."

The sound is insufferable.

Richard A. Walker | Tampa | 10/03/1998

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This was a classic session, inspired by the success of the Django-Rex stewart Paris session, but the sound is terribly hoked up with an echo chambre. I find it intolerable."