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  • “Weary Way Blues” – Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five (1946)

    “Weary Way Blues” – Bechet-Nicholas Blue Five (1946)

    A very upbeat “weary way”, if you ask me.

    A tune written and recorded by Ida Cox and Lovie Austin in 1923, resuscitated by Sydney Bechet and Albert Nicholas 23 years later for a session on the Blue Note label.

    These two legendary clarinetists sound fantastic together!

    Recorded in New York City on February 12, 1946.
    Released as Blue Note 517

    Credits:
    Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas – clarinet
    Art Hodes – piano
    George “Pops” Foster – bass
    Danny Alvin – drums