Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

Sidney Joseph 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, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 14, 1897 (New Orleans), Died May 14, 1959 (Garches)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader, composer, songwriter, piano, vocalist, arranger

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 146 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-30340	10-in.	6/30/1924	Pleasure mad	Whitey Kaufman ; Original Pennsylvania Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-73398	10-in.	9/15/1932	Sweetie dear	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-73399	10-in.	9/15/1932	I want you tonight	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-73400	10-in.	9/15/1932	I found a new baby	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-73501	10-in.	9/15/1932	Lay your racket	Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader
Victor	BS-73502	10-in.	9/15/1932	Maple leaf rag	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader
Victor	BS-73503	10-in.	9/15/1932	Shag	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, composer, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-030318	10-in.	11/28/1938	Ja-da	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet
Victor	BS-030319	10-in.	11/28/1938	Really the blues	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-030320	10-in.	11/28/1938	When you and I were young, Maggie	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	arranger, instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-030321	10-in.	11/28/1938	Weary blues	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-031534	10-in.	1/19/1939	Hold tight (Want some sea food mama)	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-041456	10-in.	9/14/1939	Oh, didn't he ramble	Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen	Jazz/dance band, with talk	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-041457	10-in.	9/14/1939	High society	Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-041458	10-in.	9/14/1939	I thought I heard Buddy Bolden say	Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-041459	10-in.	9/14/1939	Winin' boy blues	Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone
Victor	BS-046832	10-in.	2/5/1940	Indian summer	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-046833	10-in.	2/5/1940	One o'clock jump	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader, clarinet
Victor	BS-046834	10-in.	2/5/1940	Preachin' blues	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader, composer
Victor	BS-046835	10-in.	2/5/1940	Sidney's blues	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance quintet	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, leader, composer, clarinet
Victor	BS-051222	10-in.	6/4/1940	Shake it and break it	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet, soprano saxophone, leader
Victor	BS-051223	10-in.	6/4/1940	Old man blues	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-051224	10-in.	6/4/1940	Wild man blues	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BS-051225	10-in.	6/4/1940	Nobody knows the way I feels dis mornin'	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, clarinet, leader
Victor	BS-051226	10-in.	6/4/1940	Make me a pallet on the floor (Atlanta blues)	Sidney Bechet and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, soprano saxophone, songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 146 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bechet, Sidney," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.

Bechet, Sidney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103288.

"Bechet, Sidney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.