Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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Sidney Bechet plays his lovely ballad "As-Tu Le Cafard" ("Do You Have The Blues"), recorded at a concert at the Olympia music hall, Paris, December 8th, 1954. Bechet is backed by Claude Luter's band.

SIDNEY BECHET WITH CLAUDE LUTER'S ORCHESTRA
Sidney Bechet - soprano sax, directing: Pierre Dervaux and Gillers Thibaut - trumpets / Benny Vasseur - trombone / Claude Luter - clarinet / Yannick Singéry - piano / Claude Philippe - banjo / Roland Bianchini - string bass / Marcel Blanche - drums