Lazy River - Bechet-Spanier Big Four - 1940
Details
| Title | Lazy River - Bechet-Spanier Big Four - 1940 |
| Author | Swing Blues Jazz 78 RPM |
| Duration | 4:15 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=mDs9OcXJ_5E |
Description
Lazy River
Jazz
Bechet-Spanier Big Four
Instrumental
Writers: Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin
Instrumentation: Saxophone, Clarinet, Cornet, Guitar and Bass
Sidney Bechet (Director, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet)
Muggsy Spanier (Cornet)
Carmen Mastren (Guitar)
Wellman Braud (Bass)
Catalog Number: Hot Record Society HRS 2000
Matrix Number: R 2775 (12", 78 RPM)
Place and Take Date: New York NY, 1940-03-28
The recording on the other side of this disc: Sweet Lorraine
"Described by Wellman Braud as the finest recordings of a four-piece orchestra ever made. " [Christian Béthune, "Sidney Bechet“ S. 94]
This is easily said after the remarkable bass solo of him from minute 2:13.
Source for audio restoration: https://archive.org/details/78_lazy-river_bechet-spanier-big-four-muggsy-spanier-sidney-bechet-carmen-mastren-well_gbia0234184b
