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Sidney Bechet

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Sidney Bechet, Saxophone

dates

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b. May 14, 1897; d. May 14, 1959

birth place

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New Orleans, LA

description

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Originally a great clarinetist he switched to soprano sax and became the first consequential soprano player in jazz. Moved to Paris and became wildly popular in Europe.

hot disc

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Master Takes: RCA Victor Sessions

more info

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http://sandbox.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/bechet.html

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