Sidney Bechet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
composer
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1959
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1910s
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Noble_Sissle
gptkb:Tommy_Ladnier
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grand_Prix_du_Disque
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-05-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Garches,_France
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-05-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Garches,_France
gptkbp:ethnicity Creole
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sidney Bechet
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Coltrane
gptkb:Bob_Wilber
gptkbp:influencedBy New Orleans jazz tradition
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:saxophone
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:France
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Autobiography:_Treat_It_Gentle
Lived in France from 1949 until his death
One of the first important soloists in jazz
Performed at the 1949 Paris Jazz Festival
Pioneer of the soprano saxophone in jazz
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Blue_Horizon
gptkb:Summertime
gptkb:Petite_Fleur
gptkb:Si_tu_vois_ma_mère
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Josephine_Bechet
gptkb:Omar_Bechet
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Blue_Note_Records
gptkb:Victor_Records
gptkb:Disques_Vogue
RCA Victor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth_Ziegler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Revue_Nègre
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:DownBeat_Jazz_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Clarence_Williams_(musician)
gptkb:Disques_Vogue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5