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 101-125 of 146 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	60890	10-in.	3/11/1936	I wonder who made rhythm	Noble Sissle Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	60891	10-in.	3/11/1936	'Tain't a fit night out for man or beast	Noble Sissle Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	60892	10-in.	3/11/1936	I take to you	Noble Sissle Orchestra	instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone
Decca	60893	10-in.	3/11/1936	Rhythm of the Broadway moon	Noble Sissle Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63263	10-in.	2/10/1938	Viper mad	Noble Sissle's Swingsters	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63264	10-in.	2/10/1938	Blackstick	Noble Sissle's Swingsters	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63265	10-in.	2/10/1938	When the sun sets down South-1	Noble Sissle's Swingsters	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63266	10-in.	2/10/1938	Sweet patootie	Noble Sissle's Swingsters	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63866	10-in.	5/26/1938	Freight train blues	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63867	10-in.	5/26/1938	Trixie blues	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63868	10-in.	5/26/1938	My Daddy rocks me	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63869	10-in.	5/26/1938	My Daddy rocks me No.2	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63870	10-in.	5/26/1938	He may be your man	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63871	10-in.	5/26/1938	Jack I'm mellow	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63872	10-in.	5/26/1938	Lady be good	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63873	10-in.	5/26/1938	Uncle Joe	Grant and Wilson	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63874		5/26/1938	I am a woman	Grant and Wilson	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63875	10-in.	5/26/1938	Toot it, brother Armstrong-1	Grant and Wilson	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63876		5/26/1938	Blue Monday on Sugar Hill	Grant and Wilson	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63877	10-in.	5/26/1938	My unusual man	Trixie Smith	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	67817	10-in.	5/27/1940	Perdido Street blues	Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	67818	10-in.	5/27/1940	2:19 blues	Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	67819	10-in.	5/27/1940	Down in honky tonk town (some pressings De. 18091 (alb. A-144))	Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	67820	10-in.	5/27/1940	Coal cart blues	Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Decca	100751		6/26/1956	The cotton ball (Coquin de boubou)	Sidney Bechet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone

(Results 101-125 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.