num_pages: 280
description: A legend on both the clarinet and the soprano saxophone, one of the most brilliant exponents of New Orleans jazz, Sidney Bechet (1897–1959) played with such fellow jazz legends as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Jelly Roll Morton. Here is his vivid story written in his own words. Expressive, frank, and hilarious, this classic in jazz literature re-creates a man, a music, and an era.
language: English
title: Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography
titlecomplete: Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography
genres: Biography, Music, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Jazz, History
ratings_count: 122
publisher: Da Capo Press