[78-L] Sidney & the Lion play calypso

[Julian Vein]

yves francois wrote:
   Han, you are right - there are 13 titles total (Media 7 has 13 titles 
as well on Vol 5 and 6). My only regret is that Bechet seems content to 
play "under wraps" for some odd reason on this session. I like the 
concept very much, but some hot solos on this would have been stunning 
(I know you know such clarinets like Robert Mavounzy*, Eugene Delouche 
or even Filiberto Rico who could do this sort of thing very well - 
Bechet was more reserved on these recordings (he did better with this 
sort of thing on the Circle session with the Duke of Iron or a couple of 
songs he recorded in Paris in the early 50's)
    One note to everyone who is listening to these records, they are NOT 
jazz records, but ethnic music - so I listen to them with my "world 
music" ears .... just don't expect any great solos by Bechet, Smith or 
Roane.
Yves François

* BTW Mavounzy did an incredible LP in the 60's with a rhythm trio of 
biguines, he is a stellar musician, and could bridge the gap between 
jazz and biguine very well (as did Al Lirvat and Abel Beauregard)
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I like calypso records, but a succession of non-vocal performances does 
get a little tiring, especially when the talents of the jazz musicians 
are not employed. There are other calypso records with a jazz content 
(Wilmoth Houdini, Sam Manning and Jack Sneed).

A friend of mine is a Mavounzy fan. He'd be interested in this LP. Could 
you let me have the catalogue number?

      Julian Vein


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