"Petite Fleur" is an instrumental written by Sidney Bechet and recorded by him in January 1952, first with the Sidney Bechet All Stars and later with Claude Luter and his Orchestra.
[1] In 1959, it was an international hit as a clarinet solo by Monty Sunshine with Chris Barber's Jazz Band.
[2] This recording, which was made on October 10, 1956, peaked at No.
[2] Outside the UK Chris Barber's version was extremely big in Sweden topping the Swedish best selling chart for no less than 12 weeks according to the branch paper Show Business.
Their version was in A♭ minor, in contrast to Bechet's, which was in G minor.