Sidney Bechet, My Father. Memories from the World of Jazz

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Sidney Bechet ranks among the giants of early jazz, a pioneer whose sound transformed the soprano saxophone and carried the spirit of New Orleans across the world. In this intimate memoir, his son Daniel-Sidney Bechet retraces the extraordinary journey of a Creole musician shaped by slavery’s legacy, artistic rebellion and uncompromising genius. From Congo Square to Parisian cabarets, from prison cells to royal command performances, the story moves with the rhythm, passion and turbulence of jazz itself. Rich in anecdote and historical insight, this deeply personal portrait reveals the man behind the legend and the music that still echoes across generations.

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5.06" x 7.81"

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Books2Africa Press

Year of Publication

2026

Daniel-Sidney Bechet was only five when his father died but his whole life has been spent promoting his father’s memory and he became an accompromoting his father’s memory. He has also become an accomplished jazz musician himself. This book describes his father’s life as well as his own. It provides fascinating glimpses of the world of jazz in the US and in France and of the personalities he encountered: Lena Horne, Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, Kenny Clarke, Moustache and many more.

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