Cakewalkin' Babies Armstrong/Bechet 1925!!!
In considering which jazz tune has been my favourite I came to the conclusion that a combination of two of the best musicians playing hot jazz together in one tune should be the one. The musical strong personalities of Louis Armstrong on the one side and of Sidney Bechet on the other resulted in them going their own ways and were maybe not being too eager to play or record together.
Bandleader/pianist/composer/music publisher Clarence Williams managed to arrange a few recordings with Louis and Sidney in their early years.
We are very lucky to have these recordings survive. Of course there are no movies of that, so no luck for dailycom,....maybe?
Well, that kept me busy thinking for a while, so I searched the net for some pictures mostly from that period and I have combined this with the 1925 sound recording of Clarence Williams Blue Five of Cakewalking' Babies from Home. In the band are Clarence Williams on piano, the very popular singer Eva Taylor, who was or became Clarence's wife, trombonist Charlie Irvis, Buddy Christian on banjo, and my two heroes Louis Armstrong on cornet and Sidney Bechet on sop sax.
Many of you will not have heard this masterpiece before. To me the most exciting piece of jazz are the two outchorusses of this tune. Just sheer magic. I hope you all agree.
In considering which jazz tune has been my favourite I came to the conclusion that a combination of two of the best musicians playing hot jazz together in one tune should be the one. The musical strong personalities of Louis Armstrong on the one side and of Sidney Bechet on the other resulted in them going their own ways and were maybe not being too eager to play or record together.
Bandleader/pianist/composer/music publisher Clarence Williams managed to arrange a few recordings with Louis and Sidney in their early years.
We are very lucky to have these recordings survive. Of course there are no movies of that, so no luck for dailycom,....maybe?
Well, that kept me busy thinking for a while, so I searched the net for some pictures mostly from that period and I have combined this with the 1925 sound recording of Clarence Williams Blue Five of Cakewalking' Babies from Home. In the band are Clarence Williams on piano, the very popular singer Eva Taylor, who was or became Clarence's wife, trombonist Charlie Irvis, Buddy Christian on banjo, and my two heroes Louis Armstrong on cornet and Sidney Bechet on sop sax.
Many of you will not have heard this masterpiece before. To me the most exciting piece of jazz are the two outchorusses of this tune. Just sheer magic. I hope you all agree.
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