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 (Results 76-100 of 146 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-73008	10-in.	11/28/1924	Trouble everywhere I roam	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73014	10-in.	12/2/1924	I'm so glad I'm brownskin	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73015	10-in.	12/2/1924	Off and on blues	Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Sippie Wallace	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	S-73026	10-in.	12/17/1924	Mandy, make up your mind	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73027	10-in.	12/17/1924	I'm a little blackbird looking for a bluebird	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73081	10-in.	1/8/1925	Who'll chop your suey (When I'm gone)	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	composer, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73082	10-in.	1/8/1925	Done made a fool out of me	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73083	10-in.	1/8/1925	Cake walking babies from home	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73084	10-in.	1/8/1925	Pickin' on your baby	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73204	10-in.	3/4/1925	Cast away	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	S-73205	10-in.	3/4/1925	Papa de-da-da	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor	Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	73787	10-in.	11/26/1925	Pleasure mad	Russell Lee ; Daisy Wright	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	composer
OKeh	74066	10-in.	3/24/1926	What's the matter now?	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	74067	10-in.	3/24/1926	I want every bit of it—I don't like it second hand	Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	74072	10-in.	3/25/1926	Brother Ben	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	74073	10-in.	3/25/1926	The prisoner's blues	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	74074	10-in.	3/25/1926	Careless man blues	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	74075	10-in.	3/25/1926	How could I be blue	Sara Martin	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
OKeh	W81326	10-in.	9/8/1927	Egyptian fantasy	Paramount Twins	Banjo duet	composer
Brunswick	13605-13607	10-in.	7/24/1924	Pleasure mad	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Gennett	9246	10-in.	12/23/1924	Nobody knows the way I feel dis mornin'	Josephine Beatty ; Red Onion Jazz Babies	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Gennett	9247	10-in.	12/23/1924	Early every morn	Alberta Hunter ; Red Onion Jazz Babies	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Gennett	9248	10-in.	12/23/1924	Cake walking babies (From home)	Red Onion Jazz Babies	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	60888	10-in.	3/11/1936	That's what love did co me	Noble Sissle Orchestra		instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	60889	10-in.	3/11/1936	You can't live in Harlem	Noble Sissle Orchestra		instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet

(Results 76-100 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.

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