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

[woodlanders]

I am no musician (sadly), but I do agree : Sidney was the true King of Jazz. :)

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  On 7 November 2014 16:36, woodlanders <woodlanders at free.fr> wrote:

    Sidney was definitely one of a kind. We French still have a very soft spot for him. 



  Sure.  Amd a disproportionately large number of soprano sax players.


    Any French man nowadays knows at least two jazzmen : Sidney and Louis.


  My good friend, the soprano and tenor sax player Jacques Sany, argues that Bechet was greater than Louis, and many French musicians would probably agree with him. 

  Cheers

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Marek Boym 
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      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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