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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1959
- Works
- 4
Top works
- The blue Bechet
- Sidney Bechet
- Treat It Gentle (The Roots of jazz)
- Treat it gentle
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- The Harlem Renaissance — Self (archive footage)2004
- Jazz — Self (archive footage)2001
- What a Team! — Candy1957
- L'inspecteur connaît la musique — Self1956
- Série noire — Self / En personne1955
- Piédalu député1954
- Saluti e baci — himself1953
- Moon Over Harlem — Himself - Clarinetist1939
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1897
- Active to
- 1959
Discography
- Sweet Patootie / Viper Mad1938
- Bechet Parades the Blues / You Took Advantage of Me1947
- Characteristic Blues / What a Dream1949
- Les Oignons / Ridin' Easy Blues1949
- A Treasury of Immortal Performances1951
- Bechet Souvenirs1951
- Ambiance Bechet1952
- Jazz Festival Concert, Paris 1952, Volume 21952
- On Parade1952
- Pleyel Jazz Concert - Vol. 21952
Member of
- Red Onion Jazz Babies1924–1925
- Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra
- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
- Sidney Bechet & His All Star Band
- Sidney Bechet's Hot Six
- Sidney Bechet Trio
- Sidney Bechet and His Circle Seven
- Sidney Bechet, Muggsy Spanier and the All-Stars
- Olympia Orchestra
- Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
- Clarence Williams’ Blue Five
- Sidney Bechet’s One Man Band
- Sidney Bechet’s One Man Band
- Sidney Bechet’s One Man Band
- Sidney Bechet’s One Man Band
- Sidney Bechet’s One Man Band
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 366,692
- Total plays
- 2,877,567
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Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz (beating cornetist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with Armstrong), and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist. Forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive, wide vibrato characterized Bechet's playing. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sidney+B
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data
· 2012 · cited 17,737x
- Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome
· 2009 · cited 12,401x
- Studies of Illness in the Aged
· 1963 · cited 9,602x
- Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
· 2005 · cited 9,358x
- Voice and Equality
· 1995 · cited 6,424x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1897-05-14 ) May 14, 1897, New Orleans , Louisiana, U.S.
- Died
- May 14, 1959 (1959-05-14) (aged 62), Garches , France
- Genres
- Jazz , New Orleans jazz
- Occupations
- Musician, composer
- Instruments
- Clarinet, soprano saxophone
- Years active
- 1908–1957
- Formerly of
- Louis Armstrong , Tommy Ladnier
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.sidneybechet.org
- Image
- (Portrait of Sidney Bechet, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. July 1946) (LOC) (4888659740) (cropped).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Sidney Bechet
- date of birth
- 1897-05-14
- date of death
- 1959-05-14
- Commons gallery
- Sidney Bechet
- start of work period
- 1908-00-00
- birth name
- Sidney Joseph Bechet
- name in native language
- Sidney Bechet
- P8168
- SuperEnalotto
- pseudonym
- Pops King
- end of work period
- 1959-00-00
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Article
Sidney Joseph Bechet (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. His erratic temper hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.
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