Sidney Bechet was born on May 14, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA as Sidney Joseph Bechet. He was married to Elizabeth Ziegler and Marieluise Bechet. He died on May 14, 1959 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
May 14, 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died
May 14, 1959, Garches, France
Place Of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Composer
Nationality
American
Children
Daniel Bechet
Parents
Omar Bechet, Josephine Michel Bechet
Siblings
Leonard Bechet
Music Groups
Red Onion Jazz Babies
Movies
Piédalu député
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
1
Briefly left the music business in 1938 to open a tailor shop in New York, but this career change was short-lived.
2
Bechet had rather more commercial success in France (eventually making his home there), as he was afforded greater freedom and enjoyed more audience appreciation than he did in the United States.
3
Often regarded as the best soprano saxophonist of all time.
4
Went to Europe with Will Marion Cook's Orchestra in 1919, but the tour was marred when he was briefly imprisoned and subsequently deported after a London incident involving a prostitute.
5
Throughout his career, he never learned how to read music.
6
Inspiration for the character "Pablo" in Hermann Hesse's novel "Steppenwolf".
7
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1983.
performer: "I've Found a New Babe", "Egyptian Fantasy", "Summertime" / writer: "Egyptian Fantasy", "La Nuit est Sorcière", "Chant in the Night" announced
You're Not You
2014
performer: "St Louis Blues"
Mad Men
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014
Violette
2013
performer: "I Can't Believe That You Are In Love With Me" / writer: "Montmartre Bougie"
Blue Jasmine
2013
writer: "House Party"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ah, quelle équipe!
1957
Candy - un saxophoniste noir
Piédalu député
1954
Murder for Sale
1930
Barmusiker (uncredited)
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ah, quelle équipe!
1957
L'inspecteur connaît la musique
1956
The Infiltrator
1955
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murmur of the Heart
1971
composer: stock music
Noches de Casablanca
1963
composer: song "Pequeña flor"
Murder for Sale
1930
orchestra
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jazz
2001
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
La joie de vivre
1958
TV Series
Himself
L'inspecteur connaît la musique
1956
Himself / Lui-même
The Infiltrator
1955
Himself / En personne
Saluti e baci
1953
Himself / En personne
Floor Show
1949
TV Series
Himself
Jazz Concert
1949
TV Series
Himself
Moon Over Harlem
1939
Himself - Clarinetist (as Sidney Bechet and His Clarinet)