Sidney Bechet

Sidney Joseph Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, first recording in July 1923, a few months after trumpeter Louis Armstrong's recording debut with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.

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Who was born first?

• Sidney Bechet and Paul Ben-Haim were born the same year
• Sidney Bechet and Pixinguinha were born the same year
• Sidney Bechet and George Szell were born the same year
• Sidney Bechet and Erich Wolfgang Korngold were born the same year
• Sidney Bechet and Henry Cowell were born the same year

Timeline

1. Erich Wolfgang KorngoldMay 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957
2. George SzellJune 7, 1897 – July 30, 1970
3. Henry CowellMarch 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965
4. Paul Ben-HaimJuly 5, 1897 – January 14, 1984
5. PixinguinhaApril 23, 1897 – February 1973
6. Sidney Bechet (this page)May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959

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