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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 1-25 of 146 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-30340 | 10-in. | 6/30/1924 | Pleasure mad | Whitey Kaufman ; Original Pennsylvania Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-73398 | 10-in. | 9/15/1932 | Sweetie dear | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-73399 | 10-in. | 9/15/1932 | I want you tonight | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader | |
Victor | BS-73400 | 10-in. | 9/15/1932 | I found a new baby | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, leader | |
Victor | BS-73501 | 10-in. | 9/15/1932 | Lay your racket | Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader | |
Victor | BS-73502 | 10-in. | 9/15/1932 | Maple leaf rag | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader | |
Victor | BS-73503 | 10-in. | 9/15/1932 | Shag | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, composer, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-030318 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Ja-da | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-030319 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Really the blues | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-030320 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger, instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-030321 | 10-in. | 11/28/1938 | Weary blues | Tommy Ladnier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-031534 | 10-in. | 1/19/1939 | Hold tight (Want some sea food mama) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041456 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Oh, didn't he ramble | Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen | Jazz/dance band, with talk | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041457 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | High society | Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041458 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | I thought I heard Buddy Bolden say | Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-041459 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Winin' boy blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone | |
Victor | BS-046832 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Indian summer | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader | |
Victor | BS-046833 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | One o'clock jump | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-046834 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Preachin' blues | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader, composer | |
Victor | BS-046835 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Sidney's blues | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance quintet | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader, composer, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-051222 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Shake it and break it | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone, leader | |
Victor | BS-051223 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Old man blues | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader | |
Victor | BS-051224 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Wild man blues | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-051225 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Nobody knows the way I feels dis mornin' | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader | |
Victor | BS-051226 | 10-in. | 6/4/1940 | Make me a pallet on the floor (Atlanta blues) | Sidney Bechet and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bechet, Sidney," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.
Bechet, Sidney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.
"Bechet, Sidney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Sidney Bechet
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Britannica: Sidney Bechet
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LCNAR: Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81097894
Wikidata: Sidney Bechet - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q313519
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37101038
MusicBrainz: Sidney Bechet - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf1b23ea-9b76-42cf-a5f6-4a691e81af5e
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