[78-L] Victor 27485, the Sidney Bechet 'one man band' record.

[David Lennick]

"It seemed like a good idea at the time....."? I wonder if Victor held onto any 
of the earlier generations. Probably not..and of course today you could sync 
them up and achieve what they were trying to do and still hear the first tracks.

dl

Royal Pemberton wrote:
> Does anyone know the story behind the making of this record?  Whose idea was
> it?  Why Sidney Bechet?  Was it to demonstrate some new capability in
> Victor's recording equipment?   Oddly enough, my copy has the Swing Classic
> label....
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