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Sidney Joseph Bechet ( / bɛˈʃeɪ / beh-SHAY; May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. [1]
May 10, 2024 · Sidney Bechet was a jazz musician known as a master of the soprano saxophone. Bechet began as a clarinetist at the age of six and by 1914 was a veteran who had worked in several semilegendary local bands, including those of Jack Carey and Buddy Petit.
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May 14, 2024 · Learn about Sidney Bechet, one of the seminal early jazz soloists, brilliant on both soprano saxophone and clarinet, with a full-blooded wide vibrato. Discover his best songs, his influence on Johnny Hodges, his Blue Note recordings, and his violent temper.
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- Clarence Williams’ Blue Five – Wild Cat Blues (1923) Beating Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by just a few months, Sidney Bechet had his official recording debut in 1923 playing with pianist Clarence Williams’ Blue Five.
- Clarence Williams’ Blue Five – Cake Walking Babies (1925) Another Clarence Williams recording sees Bechet and Armstrong come head to head. Notoriously competitive in their early careers, the two horn players performed and recorded together a number of times throughout the mid-20s.
- Sidney Bechet’s New Orleans Feetwarmers – Shag (1932) Bechet spent the late 20s playing clubs & jazz festivals in Europe. His time abroad concluded with the shooting that would land him in a Parisian jail until his deportation to the US, just as the great depression began.
- Summertime – Sidney Bechet (1941) It was the height of the Great Depression when the New Orleans’ Feetwarmers disbanded and big bands were beginning to earn the public’s attention.
Jan 15, 2023 · Learn about Sidney Bechet, one of the first great soloists in jazz, who played clarinet and soprano saxophone. Explore his life, career, recordings, influences and similar artists on All About Jazz.
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