Musician
Sidney Bechet
The first important jazz soloist on record, on soprano saxophone and clarinet, and a bigger star in France than at home. He was deported from Britain and imprisoned in Paris.
Sidney Joseph Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, first recording in July 1923, a few months after trumpeter Louis Armstrong's recording debut with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. His erratic temper hampered his music career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.
- Born
- 1897-05-14, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1959-05-14, Garches, FranceA Thursday, aged 62
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1897-05-14, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 24°08′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 27°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°42′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 1°02′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 27°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 0°44′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 27°43′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 27°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 19°01′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°46′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1959-05-14, Garches, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 22°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 2°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 4°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 19°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 27°40′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 6°27′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Leo | 12°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 5°07′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 1°40′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sidney Bechet was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.