Sidney Bechet
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Biography
[Edit]Sidney Bechet was the first important jazz soloist on records in history (beating Louis Armstrong by a few months). A brilliant soprano saxophonist and clarinetist with a wide vibrato that listeners either loved or hated, Bechet's style did not evolve much through the years but he never lost his enthusiasm or creativity. A master at both individual and collective improvisation within the genre of New Orleans jazz, Bechet was such a dominant player that trumpeters found it very difficult to play with him. Bechet wanted to play lead and it was up to the other horns to stay out of his way.
Sidney Bechet studied clarinet in New Orleans with Lorenzo Tio, Big Eye Louis Nelson, and George Baquet and he developed so quickly that as a child he was playing with some of the top bands in the city. He even taught clarinet, and one of his students (Jimmie Noone) was actually two years older than him. In 1917, he traveled to Chicago, and in 1919 he joined Will Marion Cook's orchestra, touring Europe with Cook and receiving a remarkably perceptive review from Ernst Ansermet. While overseas he found a soprano sax in a store and from then on it was his main instrument. Back in the U.S., Bechet made his recording debut in 1923 with Clarence Williams and during the next two years he appeared on records backing blues singers, interacting with Louis Armstrong and playing some stunning solos. He was with Duke Ellington's early orchestra for a period and at one point hired a young Johnny Hodges for his own band. However, from 1925-1929 Bechet was overseas, traveling as far as Russia but getting in trouble (and spending jail time) in France before being deported.
Most of the 1930s were comparatively lean times for Bechet. He worked with Noble Sissle on and off and had a brilliant session with his New Orleans Feetwarmers in 1932 (featuring trumpeter Tommy Ladnier). But he also ran a tailor's shop which was more notable for its jam sessions than for any money it might make. However, in 1938 he had a hit recording of "Summertime," Hugues Panassie featured Bechet on some records and soon he was signed to Bluebird where he recorded quite a few classics during the next three years. Bechet worked regularly in New York, appeared on some of Eddie Condon's Town Hall concerts, and in 1945 he tried unsuccessfully to have a band with the veteran trumpeter Bunk Johnson (whose constant drinking killed the project). Jobs began to dry up about this time, and Bechet opened up what he hoped would be a music school. He only had one main pupil, but Bob Wilber became his protégé.
Sidney Bechet's fortunes changed drastically in 1949. He was invited to the Salle Pleyel Jazz Festival in Paris, caused a sensation, and decided to move permanently overseas. Within a couple years he was a major celebrity and a national hero in France, even though the general public in the U.S. never did know who he was. Bechet's last decade was filled with exciting concerts, many recordings, and infrequent visits back to the U.S. before his death from cancer. His colorful (if sometimes fanciful) memoirs Treat It Gentle and John Chilton's magnificent Bechet biography The Wizard of Jazz (which traces his life nearly week-by-week) are both highly recommended. Many of Sidney Bechet's recordings are currently available on CD.
Title: Recorded In Concert At The Brussels Fair, 1958 (Remastered 2018)
Artist: Sidney Bechet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Commodore Jazz, Vol. 1
Artist: Albert Ammons, Sidney Bechet, His New Orleans Feetwarmers
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: The Kings Of Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Jazz 100 (CD6)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Jazz Cafe 3 - The Essential Classic Jazz Voices (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Cafe 3 - The Essential Classic Jazz Voices (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Original Soundtracks
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Latin
Title: Cool Jazz Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50 Hits Jazz (Jazz Radio Presente)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete HRS Sessions (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story Bon Voyage
Title: The Very Best Of Blues 25 Legendary Tracks
Genre: Blues
Title: The Original Jazz Masters Series Vol. 2 (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Original Jazz Masters Series Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Original Jazz Masters Series Vol. 1 (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Balade A Saint-Germain, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Blue Box: Blue Note's Best, (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz - Deluxe (20 Jazz Music Standards)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Deluxe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Mag Jazzman Présente - L'âge D'or Du Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Echoes Of France Volume 2 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: New Orleans Jazz & Blues
Title: Woody Allen En MusiqueRemastered
Genre: Jazz
Title: Le Meilleur Du Jazz, Vol. 2
Title: Blues Connection (Vol. 3 " After Midnite ") (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Jazz Cats - Felix And Other Cats
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Classics & Greatest Jazz Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: History Of Modern Music Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: American Jazz In Paris
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1945: Jazz Landing In Paris
Genre: Jazz
Title: Saga Jazz: Saga City - A Jazz Travel Guide
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz In Paris: The 100's Most Beautiful Melodies
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans Blues 1923-1940
Title: France: From Paris To Provence (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Shades Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Cannes 1958
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Playlist: The Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bar Jazz Somebody Loves Me Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Alternate Side Of Jazz Remastered
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Guitar Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Jazz Hits 2017 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Paris Jazz Cafe Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rhythm And Blues Chronology 6: 1938-39 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Rhythm & Blues Chronology 6: 39 (CD3)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Avant Garde Metal, Country, Classical
Title: TSF Jazz 100% Swing
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Legends Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Reefer Madness! 24 Crazy Druggie Classics 1927-1947
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Retrospective: Humphrey Lyttelton - Bad Penny Blues (1948-1957)
Artist: Humphrey Lyttelton, His Band
Genre: Jazz
Title: Various Artists
Artist: 100 Clarinet Classics
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, World Music, Dance Pop, Hardcore
Title: JFK (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: John Williams
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Archives, No. 203: The Amazing Trumpet of Mister Charlie
Artist: Charlie Shavers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tendres Mélodies / Tendres Melodies
Artist: Jacqueline Lemay
Genre: World Music, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Midnight in Paris (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Woody Allen - Music From His Movies (Volume 4)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Woody Allen - Music from His Movies, Vol. 8
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Woody Allen - Music from His Movies, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Golden Years Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Essential Jazz Classics - Iconic Performances From the Best of the Best
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gimme Dat Harp Boy - Roots of The Captain
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Gospel, Rock, Christian Rock, Country, Christian Country Music, Acoustic
Title: World Music Vol. 38: The Sound of New Orleans
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, World Music