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1	–Clarence Williams' Blue Five	Wild Cat Blues Written-By – C. Williams*, T. Waller*	2:59
2	–Clarence Williams' Blue Five	Texas Moaner Blues Written-By – C. Williams*, F. Barnes*	3:09
3	–Clarence Williams' Blue Five	Mandy, Make Up Your Mind Written-By – A. Johnston*, G. Meyer*, G. Clarke*, R. Turk*	3:09
4	–Clarence Williams' Blue Five	I'm A Little Blackbird Written-By – A. Johnston*, G. Meyer*, G. Clarke*, R. Turk*	3:16
5	–Noble Sissle And His Orchestra	The Basement Blues Written-By – W.C. Handy*	3:16
6	–The New Orleans Feetwarmers	Shag Written-By – J. Jordan*	3:03
7	–Noble Sissle And His International Orchestra	Polka Dot Rag Written-By – J. Tolliver*, S. Bechet*	2:50
8	–Noble Sissle's Swingsters*	Okey-doke Written-By – S. Bechet*	2:53
9	–Noble Sissle's Swingsters*	Characteristic Blues Written-By – N. Sissle*, S. Bechet*	2:55
10	–Noble Sissle And His Orchestra	Dear Old Southland Written-By – H. Creamer*, T. Layton*	3:01
11	–Sidney "Pops" Bechet* With Noble Sissle's Swingsters*	Blackstick Written-By – S. Bechet*	3:09
12	–Sidney "Pops" Bechet* With Noble Sissle's Swingsters*	Viper Mad Written-By – C. Williams*, S. Bechet*	3:03
13	–Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra	Chant In The Night Written-By – S. Bechet*	2:23
14	–Sidney Bechet And His Orchestra	Jungle Drums Written-By – S. Bechet*, Z. Singleton*	2:27
15	–Sidney Bechet Quintet	Summertime Written-By – D.& D. Heyward*, G. & I. Gershwin*	4:12
16	–Bechet-Spanier Big Four*	Sweet Lorraine Written-By – C. Burwell*, M. Parish*	4:18
17	–Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers	Shake It And Break It Written-By – H. Quailli Clark*, S. Friscoe*	2:52
18	–Sidney Bechet And His New Orleans Feetwarmers	Egyptian Fantasy Written-By – J. Reid*, S. Bechet*	3:00
19	–Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazz Men	Blue Horizon Written-By – S. Bechet*	4:27
20	–Sidney Bechet Quartet	Love For Sale Written-By – C. Porter*	5:15

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Verve Music Group
• Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Chauncey Haughton (tracks: 10), Harvey Boone (tracks: 7), Ralph Duquesne (tracks: 5), Ramon Usera (tracks: 7), Rudy Jackson (tracks: 5)
• Banjo – Buddy Christian (tracks: 1 to 4), Frank Ethridge (tracks: 5)
• Baritone Saxophone – Ernie Caceres (tracks: 13, 14)
• Bass – Edward Coles (tracks: 5), Edward Coles (tracks: 7), Henry Turner (tracks: 13, 14), Jimmy Jones (tracks: 8 to 12), John Williams* (tracks: 15), George "Pops" Foster* (tracks: 19, 20), Wellman Braud (tracks: 16 to 18), Wilson Myers (tracks: 6)
• Bass Saxophone – Sidney Bechet (tracks: 5)
• Clarinet – Chauncey Haughton (tracks: 10), Harvey Boone (tracks: 7), James Tolliver (tracks: 7), Ralph Duquesne (tracks: 5), Ramon Usera (tracks: 5), Rudy Jackson (tracks: 5), Sidney Bechet (tracks: 2, 5 to 12, 16 to 19)
• Compilation Producer – Michael Brooks
• Cornet – Louis Armstrong (tracks: 2), Muggsy Spanier (tracks: 16), Thomas Morris (tracks: 1)
• Drums – Arthur Herbert (tracks: 20), J.C. Heard (tracks: 18), Jack Carter (tracks: 5, 7), Manzie Johnson (tracks: 19), Morris Morland* (tracks: 6), Spencer* (tracks: 11, 12), Sid Catlett* (tracks: 15, 17), Wilbert Kirk (tracks: 8 to 10), Zutty Singleton (tracks: 13, 14)
• Electric Guitar – Leonard Ware (tracks: 13, 14)
• Guitar – Bernard Addison (tracks: 17), Carmen Mastren (tracks: 16), Howard Hill (tracks: 7), Jimmy Miller (tracks: 8 to 12), Teddy Bunn (tracks: 15)
• Mastered By – Darcy M. Proper*
• Piano – Art Hodes (tracks: 19), Clarence Williams (tracks: 1 to 4), Cliff Jackson (tracks: 17), Dave Bowman (tracks: 13, 14), Erskine Butterfield (tracks: 10), Harry Brooks (tracks: 7, 11, 12), Henry Duncan* (tracks: 6), James Tolliver (tracks: 18), Lloyd Phillips* (tracks: 20), Lloyd Pinckney (tracks: 5), Meade Lux Lewis* (tracks: 15)
• Sarrusophone – Sidney Bechet (tracks: 3)
• Soprano Saxophone – Ralph Duquesne (tracks: 5), Ramon Usera (tracks: 5), Rudy Jackson (tracks: 5), Sidney Bechet
• Tenor Saxophone – Gil White (tracks: 10 to 12), James Tolliver (tracks: 7), Jerome Don Pasquall* (tracks: 10)
• Transferred By – Matt Cavaluzzo
• Trombone – Billy Burns (tracks: 5), Charlie Irvis (tracks: 2 to 4), Chester Burrill (tracks: 7. 10), J.C. Higginbotham (tracks: 18), John Mayfield (tracks: 1), Sandy Williams (tracks: 17), Teddy Nixon (tracks: 6), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 19)
• Trumpet – Arthur Briggs (tracks: 5), Clarence Brereton (tracks: 7, 10 to 12), Demas Dean (tracks: 7, 10), Henry "Red" Allen (tracks: 18), Louis Armstrong (tracks: 3, 4), Sidney De Paris (tracks: 17, 19), Tommy Ladnier (tracks: 5, 6), Wendell Culley (tracks: 7, 10)
• Violin – Oscar Madera (tracks: 10), Oscar Madera (tracks: 7)
• Vocals – Eva Taylor (tracks: 3, 4), Noble Sissle (tracks: 5, 10), O'Neil Spencer (tracks: 12), Wilson Myers (tracks: 6)
• Vocals [Uncredited] – Billy Banks (tracks: 9)

Notes

© 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / Compilation ℗ 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc / The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. Manufactured by Columbia Records / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211

Courtesy Credits:
Tracks 5, 7, 11 and 12: Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tracks 15 and 19: Courtesy of Blue Note Records
Track 16: Courtesy of Good Time Jazz/Fantasy, Inc.

Recording Dates:
1: July 30, 1923
2: October 17, 1924
3: December 17, 1924
4: December 17, 1924
5: April 21, 1931
6: September 15, 1932
7: August 15, 1934
8: April 16, 1937
9: April 16, 1937
10: April 14, 1937
11: February 10, 1938
12: February 10, 1938
13: November 6, 1938
14: November 6, 1938
15: June 8, 1939
16: March 28, 1940
17: June 4, 1940
18: January 8, 1941
19: December 20, 1944
20: July 31, 1947

"The Definitive" readable through front of package in clear jewel case door jamb and printed on the on the booklet's back page

Alongside Columbia & Legacy, logos for 'See It On Public Broadcasting System' and General Motors are on the on rear cover and booklet's back page

Notes:
- Composer credits for "Shag" is disputed, with most sources citing the composer as Sidney Bechet as opposed to Joe Jordan
- Booklet omits performance credit for track #15, which was originally credited to the Sidney Bechet Quintet on Pounding Heart Blues / Summertime
- Track #7, "Polka Dot Rag", entitled "Polka Dot Stomp" in the release booklet. The original Decca 78 (#153 B) was entitled "Polka Dot Rag"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7464-61441-2 1
• ASIN: B000050HVN

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CK 61441	Sidney Bechet	Ken Burns Jazz ‎(CD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	CK 61441	Canada	2000
501031 2	Sidney Bechet	Ken Burns Jazz ‎(CD, Comp)	Legacy	501031 2	US	2000
2-061441	Sidney Bechet	Ken Burns Jazz ‎(CD, Comp)	Columbia, Legacy	2-061441	Brazil	2000