Sidney De Paris
Encyclopedia
Sidney De Paris was an American
jazz
trumpeter.
He was the son of Sidney G. and Fannie (Hyatt) Paris and the brother of Wilbur de Paris
.
He worked with Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten (1926–1931), Don Redman
(1932–1936 and 1939), Zutty Singleton (1939–1941), Benny Carter
(1940–41), and Art Hodes
(1941). Further, he recorded on the famed Panassie sessions (1938) and with Jelly Roll Morton
(1939) and Sidney Bechet
(1940).
United States
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpeter.
He was the son of Sidney G. and Fannie (Hyatt) Paris and the brother of Wilbur de Paris
Wilbur de Paris
Wilbur de Paris was a trombone player and band leader, especially known for mixing New Orleans jazz style with Swing.De Paris was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where his father, Sidney G...
.
He worked with Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten (1926–1931), Don Redman
Don Redman
Donald Matthew Redman was an American jazz musician, arranger, bandleader and composer.Redman was announced as a member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame on May 6, 2009....
(1932–1936 and 1939), Zutty Singleton (1939–1941), Benny Carter
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King...
(1940–41), and Art Hodes
Art Hodes
Arthur W. Hodes , known professionally as Art Hodes, was an American jazz pianist.-Biography:...
(1941). Further, he recorded on the famed Panassie sessions (1938) and with Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe , known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and early jazz pianist, bandleader and composer....
(1939) and Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He was one of the first important soloists in jazz , and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist...
(1940).
Partial discography
- "I've Found A New Baby" b/w "Black And Blue" - Commodore RecordsCommodore RecordsCommodore Records was a United States-based independent record label known for issuing many well regarded recordings of jazz and swing music....
78 rpm 552 (1940s) - as De Paris Brothers Orchestra featuring Wilbur de Paris, with Edmond HallEdmond HallEdmond Hall was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader. His father Edward Blainey Hall and mother Caroline Duhe had eight children, Priscilla , Moretta , Viola , Robert , Edmond , Clarence , Edward and Herbert .-Early life:Born in Reserve, Louisiana, about...
, Clyde Hart, Billy TaylorBilly Taylor (jazz bassist)William Taylor Sr. was an American jazz bassist. He was born Washington, D.C. and died in Fairfax, Virginia.Taylor began playing tuba but later picked up bass alongside it...
& Specs PowellSpecs PowellGordon "Specs" Powell was a jazz drummer and percussionist who began in the swing era. He also worked in the Bebop and Hard bop idioms....
External links
- Scott YanowScott YanowScott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...
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