Search - Sidney Bechet :: Le Soir Ou...L'on Cassa L'olympia

The complete 1955 free Olympia cocert

09/15/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first recorded this concert on the broadcast band from minight to 2 in the morning on christmas eve (24 to 25 Dec) 1995. This for many years was my most favorite tape, until it was worn out. Now it is avaliable nearly complete, and of much higher quality than with pops and fading. Vougue did us a favour this time by not processing the sound in any way. It is pure MONO with nothing artificial added.Sidney Bechet was in super form at this fantastic concert. He played with his two favorite bands, Andre Reweliotty and Claude Luter. The bands perform as one. It is interesting to note that Bechet deviated from his normal concert repetoir and played less for "the gallery" than normal. I like "cet le Chaleston" and "Viper Mad" more known to the Bechet collector than the ordinary listener. I do miss the short speach that Charles Deaunay gave when he presented Sidney with his first Gold record however. There is more than room for that on the second Disc, which is only half full. I highly recommend this Two CD recording. Hans J Weedon. A Bechet fan since 1948."