Sidney Bechet was truly a giant of jazz, ranking with Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke as one of the supreme jazz soloists and improvisors of the 1920s. Duke Ellington called him "the very epitome of jazz" and the great Swiss conductor Ernst Ansermet hailed him as "an extraordinary clarinet virtuoso," an "artist of genius." Now the acclaimed jazz critic John Chilton offers the first full-length biography of this remarkable figure. Chilton's meticulously researched narrative captures this dramatic life in fascinating ...
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Sidney Bechet was truly a giant of jazz, ranking with Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke as one of the supreme jazz soloists and improvisors of the 1920s. Duke Ellington called him "the very epitome of jazz" and the great Swiss conductor Ernst Ansermet hailed him as "an extraordinary clarinet virtuoso," an "artist of genius." Now the acclaimed jazz critic John Chilton offers the first full-length biography of this remarkable figure. Chilton's meticulously researched narrative captures this dramatic life in fascinating detail, correcting many inaccuracies about Bechet, and offering a thoughtful appreciation of this great musicians work. Rich in anecdotal detail and colorful portraits of the people in Bechet's life, this is a fascinating biography of one of jazz's greatest figures.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Hardcover, light blue cloth in publisher's blue and black dust-jacket. 331 pages. Bibliography, Selected Discography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. The first full length biography of early jazz-man and French national hero, Sidney Bechet. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Tight and unmarked. xii, 332pp. Photos. Jacket is rubbed along edges. First American Edition. Hardccover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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