. . "Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 \u2013 May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He was one of the first important soloists in jazz (beating cornetist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with Armstrong), and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist."@en . "Bechet, Sidney"@en . "1908Z"^^ . . . . . "1897Z"^^ . . . . . . "1897-05-14Z"^^ . . . . . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . "Sidney Bechet"@en . . . "Americanjazzsaxophonist, clarinetist, and composer" . . . "1959-05-14Z"^^ . "1957Z"^^ . . "1959Z"^^ . .