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Sidney Bechet

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In Antibes, France, a small one-block park is named Sidney Bechet Square in his honor. The park contains a monument with a bust of Bechet and a plaque that reads, "To Sidney BECHET, one of the world's greatest jazz musicians, so honored by his new home. - Sidney J. BARTHELEMY, Mayor of New Orleans,
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With jobs in music difficult to find, he opened a tailor shop with Ladnier. They were visited by musicians and played in the back of the shop. In the 1940s, Bechet played in several bands, but his financial situation did not improve until the end of that decade. By the end of the 1940s, Bechet had
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He was imprisoned in Paris for eleven months. In his autobiography, he wrote that he accidentally shot a woman when he was trying to shoot a musician who had insulted him. He had challenged the man to duel and said, "Sidney Bechet never plays the wrong chord." After his release, he was deported to
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In 1951, he migrated to France permanently, after his performance as a soloist at the Paris Jazz Fair caused a surge in his popularity in that country, where he easily found well-paid work. Also, in 1951, he married Elisabeth Ziegler in
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tired of struggling to make music in the United States. His contract with Jazz Limited, a Chicago-based record label, was limiting the events at which he could perform (for instance, the label would not permit him to perform at the 1948
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on piano and played the drums while listening to the piano. I meant to play all the rhythm instruments but got all mixed up and grabbed my soprano, then the bass, then the tenor saxophone, and finally finished up with the
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Additionally, in an interview with Woody Allen, when asked what "dead person he would like to have dinner with," he responded, " ... I guess maybe Sidney Bechet." Bechet continues to live on in the movies of Allen.
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and two session singers with claimed contributions from Bechet himself. The song became known for its suggestive lyrics and then for a series of lawsuits over songwriter
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At the age of six, he started performing with his brother's band at a family birthday party, debuting his talents to acclaim. Later in his youth, Bechet studied with
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that lasted for the rest of his life. He recorded many hit tunes, including "Les Oignons," "Promenade aux Champs-Élysées," and the international hit "
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in France at the time. He toured Europe with multiple bands, reaching as far as Russia in mid-1926. In 1928, he led his small band at Chez
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Though other internet sources have picked up the claim that Bechet dictated his autobiography to Al Rose, the autobiography itself—
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In France, Bechet found that he was appreciated by a wider audience and had more general freedom than he did in the United States.
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in the Olympia Band. From 1914 to 1917, he was touring and traveling, going as far north as Chicago and frequently performing with
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recording studio (on 24th Street in New York City), where Bechet lent his soprano sax to Levine's traditional arrangement of "
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Van Morrison mentions Sidney Bechet in the song "See Me Through Part II (Just A Closer Walk With Thee)" from the 1990 album
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Bechet had three wives: Elizabeth Ziegler (1951–death), Marie-Louise Crawford (1934–1942), and Norma Hale (1918–1929).
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called him "the epitome of jazz." However, he never learned how to read music in his lifetime of being a musician.
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His saxophone sound could be described as emotional, reckless, and all-encompassing. He often used a broad
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Bechet briefly took time off from the music industry in 1938 when he opened a tailor shop in New York.
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Bechet's music has been included in the soundtracks of about 60 films, including the following:
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In 1958, Bechet performed as a soloist and with various other renowned musicians including
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Bechet was known for having an abrasive attitude, which has been compared to that of
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In 1944, 1946, and 1953, he recorded and performed in concert with the Chicago jazz
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Sidney Bechet in Switzerland: A preservation project by the United Music Foundation
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songs to the jazz idiom. On July 28, 1940, Bechet made a guest appearance on the
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for three months and made a significant impact on Ellington's early jazz style.
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remains a staple account for the "insider's view of the New Orleans tradition."
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In 1938, "Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)," commonly known as "
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Bechet's first recordings were made in 1923 and 1924. The session was led by
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Porter, Lewis; Ullman, Michael (1988). "Sidney Bechet and His Long Song".
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led a group that recorded several early versions of what was later called
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saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important
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Awarded a blue plaque outside his former London home in 2014 (pictured).
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Bechet was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1983.
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in memorable, spirited concerts in the United States Pavilion at
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Bechet was featured in three films and played a jazz musician.
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In the spring of 1919, he traveled to New York City and joined
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In 1932, Bechet returned to New York City to lead a band with
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Shortly before his death, Bechet dictated his autobiography,
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style of jazz; he influenced the widening difference between
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player, and all four of his brothers were musicians as well.
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wrote a poem called "For Sidney Bechet." It can be found in
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His older brother, Leonard Victor Bechet, was a full-time
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A fictionalized Sidney Bechet appears in two episodes of
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On September 15, 1925, Bechet and other members of the
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at Victor, Bechet recorded a version of the pop song "
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Bechet played in many New Orleans ensembles using the
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I Remember Jazz: Six Decades Among the Great Jazzmen
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Bechet's father Omar was both a 164:of all important aspects of the article. 2314:20th-century African-American musicians 1352: 1319:American Peoples Encyclopedia Yearbook 1173:"Cake Walkin' Babies from Home", with 766:," playing six different instruments: 701:," was composed by Bechet's guitarist 562:, linking Bechet's music with that of 160:Please consider expanding the lead to 2203: 2201: 2150: 2148: 2146: 2144: 2142: 2140: 2045: 2043: 1801:. Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books. 1534: 1532: 1426: 1424: 1422: 1420: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1391: 1389: 1387: 1385: 750:band. Levine invited Bechet into the 7: 2324:20th-century American male musicians 1950:Morrison, Van (September 29, 2010). 1604: 1602: 1600: 1598: 1596: 1594: 1592: 1590: 201:club, New York, 1947, photograph by 60:adding citations to reliable sources 2119:"Sidney Bechet awarded blue plaque" 2098:"Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database" 1875:Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature 1797:Filan, Kenaz (2011). 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