[Dixielandjazz] Sidney Bechet (was Monk and Pee Wee; other one-of-a-kinds?)

[Marek Boym]

Nobody carbon copied Bechet and sounded the same.  Not even Wilber.
Some French players came closer, but never quite got the sheer power of
Bechet's playing!
Cheers
On 7 November 2014 05:38, Shaw, Tim <Tim.Shaw at mh.org.au> wrote:

> How could you forget Lester Young?
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> Well said. Two to add to my list-- Slam Stewart and Sidney Bechet.
> (although Bob Wilber trasnparently carbon-copied Bechet in the late forties
> before he went on to a swing-based style).
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> Charlie Suhor
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