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Sidney Bechet
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Sidney Bechet of New Orleans was the first great soloist on the soprano saxophone, alongside the clarinet. His playing had a broad, fast vibrato and enormous power. In 1919 he played in Europe with the orchestra of Will Marion Cook; the Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet then wrote a famous tribute to him. In 1939 he recorded Summertime for the new label Blue Note, one of its first successes. After the war he settled in France, where he became a great star. His own melody Petite fleur became a hit all across Europe in the 1950s. He died near Paris in 1959.
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the broad vibrato of the soprano saxophone: every long note trembles.
Summertime · Sidney Bechet, 1939
Petite fleur · Sidney Bechet, 1952
Si tu vois ma mère · Sidney Bechet, 1952
Discography
Studio albums
- 1951Bechet Souvenirs
- 1951Sidney Bechet and His Blue Note Jazz Men
- 1952Ambiance Bechet
- 1952On Parade
- 1952Sidney Bechet
- 1953New Orleans in Paris
- 1956Duets
- 1956The Grand Master of the Soprano Saxophone and Clarinet
- 1968Jazz Classic Volume 2
- 1970Swings French Pop Songs
- 1971Souvenirs de La Nouvelle Orleans
- 1976Volume II
- 1978Back to Memphis
- 1980Vol 2
- 1983Parisian Encounter
- 1986Sidney Bechet
- 1988"Rencontres"
- 1988Jazz at Storyville
- 1997Sidney Bechet
- 1999Bunk & Bechet in Boston
- ?Runnin' Wild
Other work
- 1924Texas Moaner Blues · Clarence Williams' Blue Five
- 1939Summertime
- 1952Petite fleur
- 1952Si tu vois ma mère
In School of Rock
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