EH LA BAS - Free Jazz Leadsheet

"eh la bas" was composed by Sidney Bechet in 1928. The song evokes the lively atmosphere of New Orleans with playful melodic lines and danceable rhythms, drawing on both Creole influences and early jazz idioms.

The first recording was by Sidney Bechet and his orchestra in Paris, with clarinet and soprano saxophone leading the melody. It has been revisited by numerous traditional jazz ensembles over the decades.

The structure is based on repeated 16-bar sections with room for improvisation, emphasizing call-and-response patterns and rhythmic drive.