Sidney Bechet

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Sidney Bechet was a pioneering American jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophonist known for his powerful tone, virtuosic improvisation, and major influence on early New Orleans and swing-era jazz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clarinetist
human
jazz musician
soprano saxophonist
associatedAct Bunk Johnson
Clarence Williams
Claude Luter
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Noble Sissle
birthDate 1897-05-14
birthPlace New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
burialPlace Garches
surface form: Garches, France
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1959-05-14
deathPlace Paris
surface form: Paris, France
familyName Bechet
genre New Orleans jazz
jazz
swing
givenName Sidney
influenced Bob Wilber
Claude Luter
John Coltrane
Johnny Hodges
many early jazz clarinetists
influencedBy Creole jazz musicians in New Orleans
New Orleans brass band tradition
instrument clarinet
soprano saxophone
movement New Orleans jazz
name Sidney Bechet self-link
notableAchievement among the earliest significant jazz saxophonists
one of the first important soloists in jazz history
notableEvent helped popularize jazz in Europe
notableWork Petite Fleur
Si tu vois ma mère
Summertime
surface form: Summertime (recording)
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
recordLabel Blue Note Records
Columbia Records
Victor Records
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, United States

Paris
surface form: Paris, France
styleCharacteristic powerful tone
virtuosic improvisation
wide vibrato

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