Riverside session · in the studio
August 2, 1947
The All Star Stompers + Sidney Bechet
In the room
Sidney Bechet – soprano sax
Wild Bill Davison – cornet- Jimmy Archey – trombone
Albert Nicholas – clarinet
Danny Barker – guitar
Ralph Sutton – piano
Pops Foster – bass
Baby Dodds – drums
The takes
5 of these 7 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| NY70 | I Never Knew | RLP 12-216 |
| – | Dardanella | RLP 12-216 |
| – | China Boy | Not issued at the time |
| – | Love For Sale | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RLP 149 |
| – | Dear Old Girl | Not issued at the time · later on Storyville (D) SLP 4068 |
| – | Wolverine Blues | Not issued at the time · later on Storyville (D) SLP 4068 |
| – | California, Here I Come | Not issued at the time · later on Storyville (D) SLP 4067 |
7 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
7 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 2514 | Wild Bill Davison Featured With The All Star Stompers | The All Star Stompers | 1955 | Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Albert Nicholas, Danny Barker, Ralph Sutton, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds |
 | RLP 12-211 | Sweet And Hot | Wild Bill Davison | 1956 | Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Albert Nicholas, Danny Barker, Ralph Sutton, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds |
6 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 12050 | Jazz New Orleans Volume 2 | Punch Miller, Mutt Carey | 1956 | Jimmy Archey, Albert Nicholas, Danny Barker, Ralph Sutton, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds |
5 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 12038 | Jazz New Orleans Volume 1 | Mutt Carey, Punch Miller | 1955 | Jimmy Archey, Danny Barker, Ralph Sutton, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds |
 | RLP 12-205 | Ragtime! | Tony Parenti's Ragpickers, Tony Parenti's Ragtime Band | 1956 | Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Danny Barker, Ralph Sutton, Baby Dodds |
4 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 7001 | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men | 1951 | Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
 | BLP 7014 | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men Volume 2 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men | 1953 | Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
 | BLP 1202 | Jazz Classics Volume 2 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1955 | Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey, Albert Nicholas, Pops Foster |
 | BLP 1203 | Giant Of Jazz Volume 1 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1955 | Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
 | BLP 1204 | Giant Of Jazz Volume 2 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1955 | Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 7005 | Hot Jazz At Blue Note · not on the site yet | Art Hodes' Hot Five | 1952 | Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison, Pops Foster |
 | BLP 7008 | Days Beyond Recall · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet-Bunk Johnson | 1952 | Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas, Pops Foster |
| BLP 7020 | 12 Years On Blue Note · not on the site yet | The Fabulous Sidney Bechet | 1953 | Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster | |
| BLP 7022 | Port Of Harlem Six · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1953 | Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas, Pops Foster | |
 | BLP 1201 | Jazz Classics Volume 1 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1955 | Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas, Pops Foster |
 | RLP 2516 | The Master Of The Soprano Sax | Sidney Bechet | 1955 | Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
 | RLP 12-215 | Dixieland Jam Session | Conrad Janis | 1956 | Danny Barker, Ralph Sutton, Pops Foster |
 | BLP 1207 | The Fabulous Sidney Bechet · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet And His Hot Six | 1958 | Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 7002 | Jazz Classics Vol. 1 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1951 | Sidney Bechet, Pops Foster |
| BLP 7003 | Jazz Classics Vol. 2 · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet | 1952 | Sidney Bechet, Pops Foster | |
| BLP 7009 | Giant Of Jazz · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet And His Blue Note Jazzmen | 1952 | Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill Davison | |
| BLP 7013 | Echoes Of New Orleans · not on the site yet | George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers Vol. 2 | 1953 | Albert Nicholas, Baby Dodds | |
| BLP 7016 | Sidney DeParis And His Blue Note Stompers · not on the site yet | Sidney DeParis And His Blue Note Stompers | 1953 | Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster | |
 | BLP 7021 | Out Of The Back Room · not on the site yet | Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys | 1953 | Albert Nicholas, Baby Dodds |
| BLP 7026 | Dixie By The Fabulous Sidney Bechet · not on the site yet | Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazz Men | 1954 | Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey | |
 | CL 836 | The Grand Master Of The Soprano Saxophone And Clarinet | Sidney Bechet | 1956 | Sidney Bechet, Pops Foster |
 | CL 881 | Eddie Condon's Treasury Of Jazz | Eddie Condon And His All-Stars | 1956 | Wild Bill Davison, Ralph Sutton |
 | RLP 398 | A Monday Date: Chicago-The Living Legends | Earl "Fatha" Hines And His Band | 1961 | Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |
 | RLP 418 | Chicago-The Living Legends | Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders | 1962 | Jimmy Archey, Pops Foster |