Lazy River - Bechet-Spanier Big Four - 1940
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
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