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Sidney Bechet
A jazz legend shares his life in a story as lyrical as his musicA legend on both the clarinet and the soprano saxophone, one of the most brilliant exponents of New Orleans jazz, Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) played with such fellow jazz legends as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Jelly Roll Morton. Here is his vivid story written in his own words. Expressive, frank, and hilarious, this classic in jazz literature re-creates a man, a music, and an era.
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Author
Sidney Bechet
Pages
245
Publisher
Hachette Books
Published Date
2002-03-07
ISBN
0306811081 9780306811081

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