Giant Of Jazz
by Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen

Giant Of Jazz by Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen
Year: 1949
Overall rank: 25,792nd   
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70/100 (from 7 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1949 (17th)
Award Top albums of the 1940s (122nd)
Award Best albums of all time (25,792nd)

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Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen bestography

Giant Of Jazz is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Sidney Bechet on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sidney Bechet is Jazz Classics Vol. 1 which is ranked number 7839 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 160.

Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen album bestography « Higher ranked (7,839th)
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Overall rank: 25,792nd | 1940s rank: 122nd | 1949 rank: 17th

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Best Albums of 1949
1. Bird Blows The Blues by Charlie Parker
2. Guitar Solos by Andrés Segovia
3. La Guitarra by Pepe Badajoz
4. Charlie Parker No. 3 by Charlie Parker
5. You're My Thrill by Doris Day
6. Kiss Me Kate by The Original Broadway Cast
7. Crosscurrents by Lennie Tristano
8. Hawaiian Paradise by Les Paul And His Trio
9. El Flamenco by Carlos Montoya
10. Charlie Parker No. 2 by Charlie Parker
11. Dance Parade by Count Basie
12. Starlight Serenades by Glenn Miller
13. Music Of The Sioux And The Navajo by Various Artists
14. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 In E Minor / Messiaen: L'Ascension (Four Symphonic Meditations For Orchestra) by Leopold Stokowski / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York
15. Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates Of Penzance by Isidore Godfrey / D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra With The New Promenade Orchestra
16. South Pacific by The Original Broadway Cast
17. Giant Of Jazz by Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen
18. Frankly Sentimental by Frank Sinatra
19. Cowboy Classics by The Sons Of The Pioneers
20. Villa-Lobos: Piano Concerto by Ernest Ansermet / L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande / Ellen Ballon
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