biography
pronunciation:
[beshay, beshay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1897–1959)
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| biography:
| Jazz musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He took up the soprano saxophone in 1919, his forceful style making him the first significant saxophone voice in jazz. He re-emerged in 1940 as a figurehead of the traditional jazz revival. The warmth of his reception during many tours in Europe led him to make his permanent home in Paris. |
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