New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jazz, Dixieland
Sidney 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 (beating cornetist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with him) and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist. His playing is characterized by forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive wide vibrato. Bechet's erratic temperament hampered his career, however, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim.
The Chronological 1923-1926 (1991)
The Chronological 1937-1938 (1991)
The Chronological 1938-1940 (1991)
The Chronological 1940 (1991)
The Chronological 1940-1941 (1992)
The Chronological 1941-1944 (1996)
High Society (1998) Live 1955
The Chronological 1947-1949 (2000)
The Chronological 1949 (2000)
The Chronological 1949, Vol. 2 (2001)
The Chronological 1949, Vol. 3 (2002)
The Chronological 1950-1951 (2003)
The Chronological 1951-1952 (2004)
The Chronological 1952 (2005)
Complete Recordings (2010) 1957/1952, with Martial Solal Quartet
