Innovative clarinetist and saxophonist (1897-1959) regarded as one of the greatest wind players in the history of jazz. Vintage glossy 7 x 9.5 close-up photo of Bechet with an affixed "Amateur Orchestra, 1949" slip to the lower right, affixed to a 10.25 x 13.25 mount, signed in fountain pen, "All the best, From Sidney Bechet." In fine condition. This may have been a prize awarded in an amateur orchestra competition in 1949.
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