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  • The Jazz Personality- by Aaron Johnson

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  • Sidney Bechet: May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959

    I was in high school when I first heard soprano saxophonist/clarinetist Sidney Bechet on the local

    • Biography Sidney Bechet

    Sidney Bechet
    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 monthshttp://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:vu6ibkr96akm~T1 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. Biography Bechet was born in New Orleans. From a young age, Bechet quickly mastered any musical instrument he encountered. Some New Orleanians remembered him as a cornet hot-shot in his youth. At first he decided on the clarinet as his main instrument, and Bechet remained one of ja

    Discography

    Up a Lazy River
    Up a Lazy River


    1950
    1950


    1945-1946
    1945-1946


    Petite Fleur
    Petite Fleur


    1940-1941, Vol. 9
    1940-1941, Vol. 9


    Jazz at Storyville
    Jazz at Storyville


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