Sidney Bechet
Composer and Musician
Music Review: Samuel Blaser Quartet - Pieces of Old Sky...in, La Chaux-de-Fonds, was also a vibrant jazz community and housed a pair of expatriate American jazz legends in Kenny Clarke and Sidney Bechet. It stands to reason, then, that Pieces of Old Sky would embody both the meticulousness of... In this article: Maple syrup, Kenny Clarke, Sidney Bechet, La Chaux-de-Fonds, and Switzerland |
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National Public Radio | 5 days ago
Gary Giddins: 101 Ways To Get Into 'Jazz'
...hardly anyone likes every style of jazz; tastes change and hopefully expand over time. But as the book's sole epigram, from Sidney Bechet, states: "You got to be in the sun to feel the sun. It's that way with music, too." So enjoy a...
In this article: Gary Giddins, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Jason Moran, God, Planet Rock, and Thelonious Monk
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | November 10, 2009
100 Best Jazz Recordings
...the romantic ballad, never more opulently than in his 1939 performance of Body and Soul. 17 Sidney Bechet: Jazz Classics Vols 1 & 2 (1939-51) deleted Bechet, a clarinettist and soprano saxophonist, had, to a greater extent than any other...
In this article: Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Blue Note, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and Billie Holiday
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all about jazz | November 07, 2009
Louis Armstrong: The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
...among them) with decidedly mixed results. Of greater interest are the smaller group sessions of 1940, especially the reunion with Sidney Bechet, with whom Armstrong had played in 1923. It's a real pity that these two Crescent City masters...
In this article: Louis Armstrong, Dan Morgenstern, La Cucaracha, Red Sails in the Sunset, I'm in the Mood for Love, Earl Hines, Bing Crosby, and Johnny Dodds
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PR Newswire | November 06, 2009
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 7
...noted yesterday. Saxophones were first used in symphonic music, but gained worldwide fame when American jazz artists such as Sidney Bechet, Lester Young, and Charlie Parker explored their sound and dynamic range. Today, saxophones are an...
In this article: U.S. Census Bureau, Adolph Sax, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Belgium, and Washington
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all about jazz | October 27, 2009
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Sugar Blue's Threshold Explores Alternate Musical Routes
...Doc Watson concert when somebody threw out of the window a box full of old 78s. I picked one up and it said 'Sugar Blues' by Sidney Bechet. That's it! I thought it was perfect. So here I am." Sugar Blue incorporates what he has learned into...
In this article: Sugar Blue, Rolling Stones, Chicago, James Cotton, Brownie McGhee, Miss You, Grammy Award, Fats Domino, and Willie Dixon
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Wikipedia | October 27, 2009
Sidney Bechet
...jazz documentary, reports that the initial shootout started when another musician/producer told Bechet that he was playing the wrong chord and Bechet then challenged the man to a duel; critics assert, however, that Bechet was essentially...
In this article: Louis Armstrong, Paris, New Orleans, Jimmie Noone, Lung cancer, Summertime, and Soon-Yi Previn
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all about jazz | October 26, 2009
EDUCATION: Class Will Study The Great Jazz Soloists Beginning Thursday, November 5
...Clayton Rd. Owsley's topic this time is The Great Jazz Soloists," and the course will cover the work of jazz greats including Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, John...
In this article: St. Louis, Bill Evans, Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Keith Jarrett, Dave Liebman, and Miles Davis
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | September 15, 2009
Armstrong Park sculpture plans criticized at Treme meeting
...signage, repairing lagoon bridges and installing more benches. Two of the eight planned statues, of jazz greats Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet, already are in the park, though they will be moved to new sites. The others, yet to be...
In this article: New Orleans, Treme, Louis Armstrong, Ray Nagin, and Mardi Gras
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Honolulu Advertiser | August 26, 2009
Tube Notes: 'Great Performances: Harlem in Montmarte,' Leverage'
...to a segregated world. They decided to stay in the freedom and joy of brance. Jazz soon thrived there, with people (Josephine Baker, Sidney Bechet) drawing fame. French musicians didn't really develop their own style until Django Reihnardt...
In this article: Leverage, World War I, Stephane Grappelli, Josephine Baker, PBS, and Griffin Dunne
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BBC News | August 07, 2009
Most important jazz venue named
...Jazz officials revealed that Buckingham Palace had been included on its shortlist of venues. Jazz legends Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet played at Buckingham Palace during royal command performances for George V between 1919 and...
In this article: Buckingham Palace, Kind of Blue, George V, Acker Bilk, Ben Webster, and Tubby Hayes
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Description from Wikipedia:
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/trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with Armstrong), and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist of any sort. Forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive wide vibrato characterized Bechet's playing.
However, Bechet's mercurial temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim.
- Name At Birth:
- Sidney Bechet
- Birth Date:
- May 14, 1897
- Death Date:
- May 14, 1959
- Occupation:
- Saxophonist
- Instrument Played:
- Saxophone
- Clarinet
- Associated With:
- Tommy Ladnier
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