1st RECORDING OF: Petite Fleur - Sidney Bechet All Stars (1952)

Among multiple available versions of jazz great Bechet playing his own composition, this post is of his original Paris studio recording from January 1952. The tune would eventually achieve wide mainstream exposure via the hit 1958 release by Chris Barber’s Jazz Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJvMH_XCEaE Label scan image courtesy of 'The Originals Project' website. The single was issued on (France) Vogue 5119 - Petite Fleur (Bechet) by Sidney Bechet All Stars, recorded in Paris January 21, 1952 For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx8kU_D2e4voMCx9SQkXFeSH7CnRO9j7x ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf

Added 14 Jun 2026