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Sidney Bechet. 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] His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late ...
May 10, 2024 · Sidney Bechet (born May 14, 1897, New Orleans—died May 14, 1959, Paris) 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 · Sidney Bechet is one of the seminal early jazz soloists, brilliant on both soprano saxophone and clarinet, with a full-blooded wide vibrato. Bechet was born in New Orleans on May 14, 1897, grew up ...
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Apr 14, 2015 · Bechet was Born into a Creole musical family in 1897 during a period in New Orleans musical history when all the critical ingredients were coming together to create what would later be called jazz. Young Sidney was so enamored by his older brother's ability to play instruments that he often imitated their actions using household objects.
- 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 · Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) is a legendary jazz figure whose range of instruments included soprano, tenor and bass saxophones, piano, bass, drums and, most famously, the clarinet. A true jazz star, Bechet's graceful playing and structural skill made him into the first significant jazz soloist, even before his fellow New Orleans native, Louis ...
Sep 10, 2021 · Sidney Bechet playing clarinet for a recording of the Summertime in a Blue Note session, 8 June 1939. Photograph: Charles Peterson/Getty Images From the Guardian archive Jazz
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