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
Many of those grandfathers — Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong — lived in New Orleans, and McCusker deaccelerated by several sites where they once performed or resided.
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
Madame Werdet persuaded her husband to speak to Madame Bechet about Balzac, and to advise her to publish his works.
From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm
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