[Dixielandjazz] Sidney

[Kurt]

I believe Tom misspelled "Bechet" on purpose in an obscure attempt at humor
that apparently was  missed by some.

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[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Mike Durham
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 5:53 PM
To: stridepiano at tesco.net; dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Sidney


>Tom Wiggins said  "Bichet who?" (probably a typo) and John Farrell said
>"Exactly". This prompted a question in my mind: Bechet himself may have
>pronounced his name more like "Bashay" (I've seen other musicians refer to
>him in writing as "Bash") and some French guys I knew back in the 60's
>pronounced it " Bechette", sounding the final T - I guess they thought it
>was some strange English name! Then again, one W Shakespeare (who couldn't
>decide how to spell his name, either) famously said "What's in a name?" Can
>anyone out there who spoke with the great man give us a definitiev answer?

Cheerily,

Muke Darhim.

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