Bechet
Americannoun
noun
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In 1939, Sidney Bechet recorded a dazzling, impassioned version on soprano saxophone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
She is now 49 and has been with Allen for 28 years, married for 23, and raised two daughters, Bechet, 23, and Manzie, 20.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2020
John McCusker explores the city’s rich musical history and its legendary performers, such as Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2018
It is possible that Bechet learned of the po-boy later and embellished the story of his early gig with Armstrong.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2016
By a legal notice from Bechet, who summons me to furnish her within twenty-four hours my two volumes in 8vo, with a penalty of fifty francs for every day's delay!
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm
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