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Information: Pioneer of Jazz music (1897-1959), considered an equal of Louis Armstrong and King Oliver in the history of Jazz. First known for his clarinet playing, he later took up the soprano sax. The New Orleans native emigrated to France in the 1950s.
Bechet, Sidney Sites:
Red Hot Jazz: Sidney Bechet Red Hot Jazz: Sidney Bechet: Biography, RealAudio file, filmography, and bibliography. (Bechet, Sidney) http://www.redhotjazz.com/bechet.html
Sidney Bechet Centennial Sidney Bechet Centennial: Information about the 1997 celebration of the hundredth birthday of one of the most influential ambassadors of New Orleans music. (Bechet, Sidney) http://www.uno.edu/~sbcc/
New Orleans On-Line: Sidney Bechet New Orleans On-Line: Sidney Bechet: Biography of the Jazz giant. (Bechet, Sidney) http://www.neworleansonline.com/music/bechet.shtml
The Sidney Bechet Society, Ltd. The Sidney Bechet Society, Ltd.: Dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the music of the soprano saxophonist, with a biography and discography. (Bechet, Sidney) http://www.sidneybechet.org/
Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet: Profile with pictures. (Bechet, Sidney) http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/5853/sid.html
Sidney Bechet: The Frontiersman from New Orleans Sidney Bechet: The Frontiersman from New Orleans: Short appreciation of Bechet written by Wynton Marsalis. (Bechet, Sidney) http://www.jazzradio.org/sidney.htm
Additional
Information: Pioneer of Jazz music (1897-1959), considered an equal of Louis Armstrong and King Oliver in the history of Jazz. First known for his clarinet playing, he later took up the soprano sax. The New Orleans native emigrated to France in the 1950s.
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