[78-L] Sidney & the Lion play calypso

[Han Enderman]

The session is in Rust under HAITIAN ORCHESTRA (12 titles),
to be found by looking at recordings made by Kenneth Roane.

The Daems (EPs)/Belfort (10 track LP) issues are retitled, and not different recordings.
Bruyninckx lists the 4 sides of Orig. Haitian Music 1-4 also under their alternative titles
as Pique/Chatte/Germaine/Dansez (from an early Bechet dg by Mauerer).

Why the session is listed as HAITIAN ORCHESTRA is not clear.
Possibly this is the credit on Baldwin (I have never seen these Baldwins) ?
The credit on Varsity is:
WILLIE (THE LION) SMITH-SIDNEY BECHET ORCHESTRA
(Leo Warney at the Drums).

12 titles were on Swingtime 1014 (LP).
Long ago I tried to decifer this session and assumed there were 13 titles,
mxs 570-582, incl. 580? Colonel Bogey.
13 titles are on the complete Bechet CD issue on Classics, and I assume
the Media7 CD has the same number.

Han Enderman
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This was discussed briefly [in] John Chilton's "Sidney Bechet The Wizard of Jazz" on the first page of Chapter 13 - a book I happen to be reading right now.
As Yves pointed out it was Leo Warney on drums, according to Chilton.  There were a total of 14 titles recorded.
Glenn
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Cary, data from BRUYNINCKX discography:

HAITIAN ORCHESTRA 
Kenneth Roane (tp) Sidney Bechet (cl,as) Willie "The Lion" Smith (p) Olin Aderhold (b) Leo Warney (d) 
New York, November 22, 1939 
570-1 Magic island (A) Var 8399, Daems 25420 
571-1 Mayotte (1) (A,B) - 
572-1 Rose rhumba (A) 8405, 25419 
573-1 Sous les palmiers (A,B) - , 25421, Harlequin 
(E)HQ2018 
574 Original Haitian music pt 1 (A,B) Var 8363 
575 Original Haitian music pt 2 (A,B) - 
576-1 Diane (Tropical moon/Dance ensemble*)(A,B) Var 8360, Daems 25419, 25408* 
577-1 Nana (Baba) (A,B) - , - , 25408* 
578 Original Haitian music pt 3 (A,B) 8364 
579 Original Haitian music pt 4 (A,B) - 
581 Ti Ralph (A,B) Baldwin 1012, Daems 25408 
582 Merengue d'amour (A) Baldwin 1012, Daems 25421 
La belle Germaine (*) Daems 25421 
Danse de chez nous (*) - 
Merengue des centraliers (*) 25420 
Ca pique à Haiti (*) - 
Ti croco - 
Colonel Bogey (A,B) 25408 
Original Haitian music pt 6 Belfort 40840 
Titte chatte Daems 25408 
Ce nous même (*) 

hope this helps, all reissued both on Classics and Media 7 Masters of Jazz cd's (I also have the 12" LP of the Bechet Haitian orchestra record, got as a teenager - impressed me very much), it's not Zutty on drums, believe me (though he could, listen to the Decca 78 of Runerae Papa from 1936, superb biguine)
all the best
Yves François

--- On Mon, 6/7/10, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> Subject: [78-L] Sidney & the Lion play calypso
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 10:31 PM
> 
> Just found a 10-inch LP on Stinson featuring Sidney Bechet
> and Willie "The Lion" Smith playing calypso, rhumbas, and
> meringues. Never knew this session existed. According to the
> liner notes, the six titles were recorded in New York for
> Brunswick on November 22, 1939. Other musicians include
> Kenneth Roane, trumpet, Olin Alderhold, bass; and Zutty
> Singleton, drums. The session is not in Rust's Jazz &
> Ragtime Records but I think they should have at least been
> referenced. Two of the sides were issued on Varsity 8405 and
> 8360. Does anyone know about any of the others? Here the
> titles:
> 
> Sous les Palmiers
> Rosa Rhumba
> Tropical Mood Rhumba
> Mayette Meringue
> Ba Ba Rhumba
> Magic Island Meringue
> 
> Issued on "Sidney Bechet" - Stinson 10-inch LP SLP #46.
> 
> Cary Ginell
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