Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

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 temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 14, 1897 (New Orleans), Died May 14, 1959 (Garches)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader, composer, songwriter, piano, vocalist, arranger

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 146 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-067794	10-in.	9/13/1941	Texas moaner	Artists vary	Jazz/dance sextet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-068112	10-in.	10/24/1941	12th street rag	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BS-068114	10-in.	10/24/1941	Rose room	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-068115	10-in.	10/24/1941	Oh! Lady be good!	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader
Victor	BS-068116	10-in.	10/24/1941	What is this thing called love	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Columbia	81569	10-in.	2/15/1924	Ghost of the blues	Piron's New Orleans Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W142588	10-in.	9/3/1926	Who'll chop your suey when I'm gone	Buddy Christian ; Willie Jackson	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with banjo	composer
OKeh	8781	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Pleasure mad	Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71910	10-in.	September 1923	Irresistible blues	Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71911	10-in.	September 1923	Jazzin' babies blues	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71928	10-in.	October 1923	Tain't nobody's business if I do	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71929	10-in.	October 1923	New Orleans hop scop blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71930	10-in.	October 1923	Oh daddy! blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71945	10-in.	October 1923	Down on the levee blues	Rosetta Crawford	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71946	10-in.	October 1923	Lonesome woman blues	Rosetta Crawford	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71961	10-in.	10/11/1923	Graveyard dream blues	Clarence Williams' Harmonizing Four ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71962	10-in.	10/11/1923	A green gal can't catch on	Clarence Williams' Harmonizing Four ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71972	10-in.	10/19/1923	If I let you get away with it once, you'll do it all of the time	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-71973	10-in.	10/19/1923	E flat blues	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-72028	10-in.	November 1923	Old fashioned love	Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-72029	10-in.	November 1923	Open your heart	Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-72532	10-in.	May 1924	Ghost of the blues	Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	composer
OKeh	S-72915	10-in.	10/17/1924	Early in the morning	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	S-72916	10-in.	10/17/1924	You've got the right key, but the wrong keyhole	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	S-73007	10-in.	11/28/1924	Baby, I can't use you no more	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone

(Results 51-75 of 146 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bechet, Sidney," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.

Bechet, Sidney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.

"Bechet, Sidney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.