[Dixielandjazz] Si Tu Vois Ma Mere / Sheik Of Araby

[Harry Callaghan]

Since my discovery of the overdubbed "Sheik of Araby" I have determined that
there is a version of the number by Sidney Bechet available for download in
MP3
format on Amazon.

However, there is no way that I can guarantee that is the from the same 1941
session  In other words, he could have recorded it more than once.  If you
want to gamble 89 or 99 cents, you can try to make your own determination.

The article I read told of how he ended up with RCA Victor at the time.  He
had been in on a recording session with the Chamber Music Society of Lower
Basin Street directed by Henry Levene and somehow the overdubbing concept
was developed.

I have the Chamber's recording of "Muskrat Ramble" that features Sidney and
it is excellent.

Tides,
HC


On 6/10/10, Bert Brandsma <mister_bertje at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> The title is only guessing, but maybe it has something to do with a kind of
> homesickness Bechet sometimes felt with staying all the time in Europe.It is
> known that one of his last wishes before he past away was to return to New
> Orleans.
> In Europe at that time Bechet had a much better time businesswise playing a
> lot in France with Luter, and also recorded one of the most impressive
> instrumental blues records ever in the Netherlands : Dutch Swing College
> Blues in 1951.
> I have the Sheik of Araby recording too on CD.It is in a way very forward
> looking, as in fact a lot of music producers do record only one musician now
> alone with a synth.At that time the musicians union however was still so
> powerfull that they were able to forbid this kind of tricks, fearing that it
> might be bad for business for musicians. Which in fact proved to be right if
> you see how many radio/TV/studio musicians lost their jobs the last few
> decades.
> The producers also had to pay Bechet 6 times scale as sort of a penalty is
> what I heard. Which he undoubtly liked.
> Kind regards,
> Bert Brandsma
> www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com
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>
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