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Sidney Bechet (1897–1959)

Author of Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography

73+ Works 181 Members 5 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

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Works by Sidney Bechet

The Legendary Sidney Bechet 6 copies, 1 review
Petite Fleur (2009) 4 copies
The Best Of Sidney Bechet (1994) 3 copies
Sidney Bechet [music cd] (2003) 1 copy, 1 review
Runnin' Wild 1 copy
Definitive 1 copy
1923-36 1 copy
1950 1 copy
Omar 1 copy
Jazz at Storyville (1988) 1 copy
Vol. 1-1923 1 copy
Oignons 1 copy
Blue Horizon 1 copy

Associated Works

Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology (2004) — Contributor — 328 copies, 3 reviews
Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (1995) — Contributor — 104 copies
Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz (1997) — Contributor — 79 copies
The Best of Ken Burns' Jazz [sound recording] (1992) — Contributor — 57 copies
Tenderly (2010) — Songwriter — 1 copy
New Orleans Festival (1989) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1897-05-14
Date of death
1959-05-14
Gender
male
Occupations
musician
Nationality
USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

Members

Reviews

5 reviews
1. Sweetie Dear
2. I Want You Tonight
3. I've Found A New Baby
4. Lay Your Racket
5. Maple Leaf Rag
6. Shag
7. Okey Doke (Noble Sissle's Swingsters)
8. Characteristic Blues (Noble Sissle's Swingsters)
9. Viper Mad (Noble Sissle's Swingsters)
10. Blackstick (Noble Sissle's Swingsters)
11. When The Sun Sets Down South (Noble Sissle's Swingsters)
12. Sweet Patootie (Noble Sissle's Swingsters)
13. Freight Train Blues (Trixie Smith, vocal)
14. Trixie Blues (Trixie Smith, vocal)
15. show more My Daddy Rocks Me Part 1 (Trixie Smith, vocal)
16. My Daddy Rocks Me Part 2 (Trixie Smith, vocal)
17. What A Dream
18. Hold Tight
19. Jungle Drums
20. Chant In The Night
21. Ja-Da
22. Really The Blues
23. When You And I Were Young Maggie
24. Weary Blues
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1. Maple Leaf Rag - The New Orleans Feetwarmers
2. I've Found A New Baby - The New Orleans Feetwarmers
3. Weary Blues - Tommy Ladnier
4. Really The Blues - Tommy Ladnier
5. High Society - Jelly Roll Morton
6. Indian Summer
7. Sidney's Blues
8. Shake It And Break It
9. Wild Man Blues
10. Save It, Pretty Mama
11. Stompy Jones
12. Muskrat Ramble - Dr. Henry Levine
13. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
14. The Sheik Of Araby (One Man Band)
15. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
16. I'm Coming show more Virginia
17. Strange Fruit (Trio)
18. Blues In The Air
19. The Mooche
20. Twelfth Street Rag
21. Mood Indigo
22. What Is This Thing Called Love?
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1. Down On The Levee Blues
2. Lonesome Woman's Blues
3. Got The Bench, Got The Park
4. In A Cafe On The Road To Calais
5. Loveless Love
6. Basement Blues
7. Wha'd Ya Do To Me?
8. Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On
9. Sweetie Dear
10. I Want You Tonight
11. I've Found A New Baby
12. Lay Your Racket
13. Maple Leaf Rag
14. Shag
15. Under The Creole Moon
16. The Old Ark Is Moverin'
17. Loveless Love
18. Polka Dot Rag
19. That's What Love Did To Me
20. You Can't Live In Harlem
21. I Wonder Who Made show more Rythm
22. 'Tain't A Fit Night Out For Man Or Beast
23. I Take To You Listen Listen
24. Rhythm Of The Broadway Moon
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1 Petite Fleur
2 Promenade Aux Champs-Elysees
3 Premier Bal
4 Passport To Paradise
5 En Attendant Le Jour
6 Moulin A Café
7 Summertime
8 Lastic
9 Rose De Picardie
10 Les Oignons
11 Si Tu Vois Ma Mère
12 Mon Homme
13 Marchand De Poissons
14 September Song
15 Nuages
16 Stormy Weather
17 As-Tu Le Cafard ?
18 Dans Les Rues D'Antibes

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Statistics

Works
73
Also by
8
Members
181
Popularity
#119,335
Rating
4.1
Reviews
5
ISBNs
11
Languages
3
Favorited
1

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