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| Background information |
| Birth name: | Sidney Bechet |
| Called: | Unknown |
| Born: | 14.Mai 1897,
in  New Orleans, Louis IANA, U.S.A. |
| Died: | 14.Mai 1969,
in Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Klarinettist, saxophonist, composer |
| Instruments: | Clarinet, saxophone |
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| Discografie |
| Song: |
Sweetie Dear
I want you tonight
I've found A new baby
Lay your racket
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| Biografie |
Life
Sidney Bechet was the son of a music-loving shoemaker. He taught himself with 6 years on the instrument of his older brother Leonard (late dentist and Posaunist) to clarinet plays. It took also in the exchange against tobacco lessons with the Klarinettisten Lorenzo Tio and George Bacquet („the master fathers “of the new Orleans Klarinettenspiels), which used however after own words relatively little to it (it could never read notes correctly). Instead it learns the most diverse instruments, for example with its model, by listening and Zugucken which cornetists Freddie Keppard, with which it plays 1911. it plays 1913 with Louis Armstrong (which it hires for an advertisement commitment), 1914 with Clarence Williams on a route by department stores in Texas, 1916 with King of olive and 1917 in Chicago, among other things with Keppard. 1919 is already it in New York and makes Europe a route with the Southern Syncopated Orchestra of wants Marion Cook. In London he adds to also be first Sopransaxophon (its play it the clown Grock teaches) and gives themselves a Galavorstellung in the Buckingham Palace. 1920 it plays in Paris in the Apollo in the Montmartre and went then to London, where it because of a relatively harmless woman history, which registered however an accusation to it because of annoyance (Assault load), is expelled. 1921/2 it tourt by the USA and closes friendship with Bessie Smith. 1923 to 1925 is it usually in New York. First Schallplatten-Aufnahmen made it 1923 temporarily common with „Clarence Williams' Blue Five “, in this occupation with Louis Armstrong, which it already could do since its childhood from new Orleans. It accompanies Blues singers, plays in the Vaudeville (where hot specialities were in demand) and played also 1924 in Duke Ellington's orchestras.
On a new European tour 1925 it arose in the orchestra of the revue nègre, with the Josephine Baker their break-through experienced - it demonstrates for the first time in Europe de champs Elysee to the Charleston in the Paris Theatre. It routes far by Belgium, where it leaves Josephine Baker in favor of the Folies Bergeres, Russia, where it closes in Moscow friendship with Tommy Ladnier, and Germany, where it plays in Berlin in the house native country at the Potsdamer place. 1928 is it in Paris, however already gets after 11 months annoyance, when with a controversy among musicians inadvertently a Frenchwoman is injured by a touching shot. Locked up and afterwards the country referred he goes first to Berlin and then by Noble Sissle into the Staatem commits itself. it plays 1932 with its own new Orleans Feetwarmers in the Savoy Ballroom in New York. Outstanding photographs with Ladnier develop, with which it during the depression 1933/34 pass a cutter shop maintains 1934 to 1938 plays it again with Sissle, with which it takes also photographs. he sees new chances in the using new Orleans Revival to 1937 and plays 1938 with own chapels in the Nicks. 1938 it has a hit with George Gershwins buzzer time, takes it photographs for Hugues Panassie (Panassie session with Ladnier and Mezz Mezzrow) and starting from 1939 for Bluenote, which spreads, from resistance transmitters in 2.Weltkrieg, much its popularity in France to contribute. to 1938 to 1942 it takes also much for the RCA Sublabel Bluebird on (Bluebird session with Ladnier among other things). it plays 1939 also with Jelly Roll Morton new Orleans Jazzmen, with Ladnier and with the Quintett of Meade lux Lewis and 1940 with Armstrong and with Earl Hines. it makes solo one photographs for 1941, plays with Vic Dickenson (like also 1943), with Henry talks all and in the trio with Willie „The Lion “Smith. Owing to gushing percentages of profits it becomes home-owner in Brooklyn. it takes photographs for Mezzrows King jazz label to 1946/7. Into the 1940er years was he regularly with the guitarist Eddie Condon in New York town center to be heard, where he at several from its Town resound to Concerts participates. it tries to create 1945 volume with the new Orleans veterans Bunk Johnson, which fails however because of its alcohol problems [3]. Bechet tries to create a school of music, has however only one pupil (Bob Wilber).
As he surprisingly resonance in Paris, large after the Pleyel festival 1949 for him, found remained it starting from 1950 completely there. Its plates are there mass successes (1950 are sold its Millionste plate), and in addition were there less common prejudices. The existenzialistische youth in France admired Sidney Bechet as Le Dieu („the God “). Its vibratoreiches saxophone play and his compositions „Petite Fleur “and „Dans la rue d'Antibes “announced Sidney Bechet a broad public. Petite Fleur from the year 1952 becomes 1958 a world-wide hit with until 1960 copies sold over 10 million. It plays with young traditionalistischen jazz volume of Claude Luther (e.g. in the Olympia 1954) and André Reweliotty and Americans in Paris such as Lil Hardin Armstrong and Zutty single clay/tone. 1955 are specified its ballet music „The night is A witch “in Brussels. It participates also in French films of the series of Noire. Its last appearance is on the world fair in Brussels. It dies at its 62. Birthday at cancer of the lungs in a Paris hospital, thousands give it its last escort. It is appropriate for a suburb in Garches, buried of Paris. In the French health resort Juan les pin, where he played last frequently, a Büste from it is to be admired to.
1951 married Bechet in Antibes (France) in third marriage his old love, German Elizabeth Ziegler, with the Mistinguett as a wedding witness. It had a son Daniel (geb. 1954) with Jacqueline Peraldi.
Sidney Bechet was one the technically most experienced musician of the era of the new Orleans jazz. When Klarinettist and saxophonist he became model for many other jazz musicians, for example Johnny Hodges (around 1924 engaged and informed the Bechet), Buster Bailey and Jimmie Noone (the Bechet in new Orleans as Teen informed, although was these 2 years older). The Sopransaxophon is today still strongly connected with its name.
Famous photographs of Bechet are beside „Petite Fleur “„Weary Blues “with Mezz Mezzrow and cousin Joe and the first admission of „buzzer time “(George Gershwin) for Blue note record (1938).
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Other
Its Diskographie is full strange things, e.g. Les oignons 1953 with surprising Breaks. For a long time before arising the Latin jazz it used Rhumbas and Merengues. 1941 it undertook an early experiment in Overdubbing for RCA, when it plays all six instruments on a Sheik OF Araby admission (clarinet, Sopransaxophon, tenor saxophone, piano, bass and Schlagzeug), 1965 brought out of RCA Victor on Bechet OF new Orleans again.
In France it took many photographs for the Vogue label of Charles Delaunay, whose liner Notes is an important source.
The Pablo in the steppe wolf of Hermann Hessian is to have Bechet to the model.
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