Sidney Bechet - Dans les rues d'Antibes

Sidney Bechet - Dans les rues d'Antibes

Sidney Bechet : Dans les rues d'Antibes (1952) Au rendez-vous du jazz et de la gaité.

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Another day, another classic jazz track. This time by the great clarinetist/soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet. This isn't as well known as his big hit Petite Fleur, but I think it's pretty great. It has a nice mix of traditional French melodies (anybody else think it sounds like the Marseillaise?) and energetic New Orleans rhythm and polyphony.

I believe this track was also used in the soundtrack of Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris.