Albums by Sidney Bechet
ALBUMI Got RhythmSidney Bechet
ALBUMBlues In ParisSidney Bechet
ALBUMBlues In the AirSidney Bechet
ALBUMA Portrait of Sidney Bechet In ParisSidney Bechet
ALBUMVol. 11 (1941-1942)Sidney Bechet
ALBUMVolume 2 (1942 - 1943)Sidney Bechet
ALBUMThe JazzSidney Bechet
ALBUMI Got RhythmSidney Bechet
ALBUMJungle DrumsSidney Bechet
ALBUMOkey DokeySidney Bechet
Artist Playlists
Sidney Bechet Essentials
The first jazz musician to make the soprano sax sing and swing.
Sidney Bechet: Deep Cuts
Jazz's first great soprano saxophonist was rooted in the blues.
Artist Biography
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; he wanted to play lead and it was up to the other horns to stay out of his way. ~ Scott Yanow
Hometown
New Orleans, LA, United States
Genre
Jazz