Recording jazz group, formed in New York 1940, led by Sidney Bechet and Muggsy Spanier.
The group recorded eight tracks for Hot Record Society on 28 March and 6 April of 1940.
ALBUMS
Bechet - Spanier Big Four*
Bechet - Spanier Big Four 1940
1980, LP, Album, RE, W/Lbl, Swaggie Records
Bechet-Spanier Quartet*
Bechet-Spanier Quartet
1956
Bechet-Spanier Big Four*
Muggsy Spanier With Sidney Bechet
1956
Bechet - Spanier Big Four*
Lazy River / That's A Plenty
1949
Bechet-Spanier Big Four*
Four Or Five Times / China Boy
1940
Bechet - Spanier Big Four*
Sweet Sue, Just You / Squeeze Me
1940
Bechet-Spanier Big Four*
If I Could Be With You / That's A Plenty
1940
The Bechet - Spanier Big Four*
Sweet Lorraine / Lazy River
1940
Bechet-Spanier Big Four* / Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra
That's A Plenty
7", EP, Climax Records (7)
Bechet-Spanier Big Four* / Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra
China Boy
7", EP, Climax Records (7)
Bechet-Spanier Big Four* / Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra*
Bechet Spanier Big Four / Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra
10", Mono, Ex Libris, Grammoclub Ex Libris
Bechet-Spanier Big Four*
Bechet-Spanier Big Four - Vol. I
2xShellac, 12", Album, H. R. S., H. R. S.
Bechet / Spanier Big Four*
Bechet-Spanier Big Four Vol. 2
2xShellac, 12", Album, H. R. S., H. R. S.
Bechet-Spanier Big Four* / Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra
Climax EP 105
7", EP, Climax Records (7)
The Bechet / Spanier Big Four, Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra
China Boy / Basin Street Blues
7", EP, Club, Opera
Bechet - Spanier Big Four*
Sweet Lorraine / If I Could Be With You
APPEARANCES +
Sidney Bechet
Blackstick - Une Anthologie 1923 / 1950
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne
Sidney Bechet
Rare Soprano Sax Recordings
1992, CD, Comp, Recording Arts (3)
Various
Jazz History
1980
Sidney Bechet
Archive Of Jazz Volume 2 - Sidney Bechet
1960
Sidney Bechet
Petite Fleur
2020, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records, 
,
, Ragtime/Swing
Various
Jazz From America On Disques Vogue
2015, 20xCD, Comp, Disques Vogue, Sony Music, Legacy, 
,
, Swing/Bop/Dixieland/Boogie Woogie/Gospel/Rhythm & Blues/Vocal/Cool Jazz
Muggsy Spanier
The Muggsy Spanier Collection 1924-49
2014, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Fabulous (3), ,
, Dixieland/Swing
Muggsy Spanier
Relaxin' at the Touro
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records
Sidney Bechet
When The Sun Sets Down South
2009, CD, Comp, Edel Records, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz
Sidney Bechet
Le Grand Bechet
2009, CD, Comp, Kings Road Multi Media, 
,
, Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Sidney Bechet
Pre-War Classic Sides
2007, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records,
Various
All Star Jazz Quartets 1927-1941
2006, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records
Sidney Bechet
Original Recordings 1932 - 1952
2006, CD, Comp, Jazz & Τζαζ
Various
Hittin' On All Six - A History Of The Jazz Guitar
2006
Various
An Introduction To Finest Vintage Jazz
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Living Era,
Various
Les Trésors Du Jazz 1898-1943
2002, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
, Dixieland/Swing
Sidney Bechet
Volume 1 1925 -1941 The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order
2000, CD, Comp, RM, Neatwork, 
,
, Dixieland
Sidney Bechet
Ken Burns Jazz
2000, CD, 
,
, Big Band/Dixieland
Various
The Complete H.R.S. Sessions
1999, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
, Dixieland/Swing/Bop
Sidney Bechet
Up A Lazy River
1999, CD, Comp, Good Time Jazz
Sidney Bechet
Up A Lazy River
1999, CD, Comp, Good Time Jazz, ,
, Dixieland
Sidney Bechet
The Essential Collection
1999
Various
Tea Dance 2
1997, CD, Comp, Whittard Of Chelsea, ,
, Dixieland/Piano Blues/Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Sidney Bechet
Really The Blues
1997, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, 
,
, Dixieland
King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Sidney Bechet, Fletcher Henderson
Jazz: The Essential Collection Vol. 1
1997, 5xCD, Comp, In+Out Records
Sidney Bechet
Volume 8 - 1940 - Complete Edition
1996, CD, Comp, Média 7
Various
Honeysuckle Rose - Music Of Fats Waller
1996, CD, Comp, Magnum Music (6),
Various
Finest Vintage Jazz Volume 2
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
, Big Band
Sidney Bechet
New York - Glovesville - Chicago 1932 - 1943
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,
Muggsy Spanier
1939 - 1944
1994, CD, Comp, Jazz Portraits, ,
, Dixieland/Ragtime
Muggsy Spanier
Muggshot
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,
Sidney Bechet
The Incomparable
1992, CD, Comp, Powder
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
1986, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
, Dixieland/Swing
Sidney Bechet
1939-1944
1986
Muggsy Spanier
Muggsy Spanier
1984, Vinyl,
Sidney Bechet
Hold Tight
1984
Jelly Roll Morton / King Oliver / Sidney Bechet
Kings Of New Orleans Jazz
1983
Various
The Guitarists
1980, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Dixieland/Gypsy Jazz/Swing
Sidney Bechet
Giants Of Jazz: Sidney Bechet
1980, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, 
,
, Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Various
Visages Du Jazz ● Faces Of Jazz (Vol. 2) New Orleans And Chicago Jazz
1974, 5xLP, Comp + Box, Concert Hall, Concert Hall, Concert Hall, Concert Hall, Concert Hall, ,
, Chicago Blues/Dixieland/Big Band/East Coast Blues
Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden
Sidney Bechet - Jack Teagarden
1974, LP, TP, Not On Label
Various
Histoire Du Jazz Vol. 1
5xLP, Comp + Box, BYG Records,
Sidney Bechet And Muggsy Spanier
Bechet Spanier
Sidney Bechet
1932 - 1951
3x CD, ,
, Dixieland/Swing
Various
History Of Jazz Volume 4
Various
The Cradle Of Jazz
40x CD, Box Set, ,
, Dixieland/Big Band/Swing/Ragtime
