Sidney Bechet
USA
Born: 14 May 1897
Died: 14 May 1959
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Dixieland, Early Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, New Orleans Jazz
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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...
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