Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra

Sidney Bechet and His Orchestra is a band / group whose catalog here spans 1991–1991. The artist is connected with Dixieland, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Dixieland shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Chant in the Night”. Then move to “The Chronological Classics: Sidney Bechet 1937-1938” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.