Sidney De Paris (May 30, 1905 – September 13, 1967)
was an American
jazz
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trumpeter. His brother was
Wilbur de Paris.
He was a member of
Charlie Johnson's Paradise Ten (1926–1931), worked with
Don Redman
Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900 – November 30, 1964) was an American jazz musician, music arrangement, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
Biography
Redman was born in Piedmont, West Virginia, Piedmont, Mineral County, West Virginia, Un ...
(1932–1936 and 1939), followed by periods with
Zutty Singleton
Arthur James "Zutty" Singleton (May 14, 1898 – July 14, 1975) was an American jazz drummer.
Career
Singleton was born in Bunkie, Louisiana, United States, and raised in New Orleans. According to his ''Jazz Profiles'' biography, his unusual ...
(1939–1941),
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...
(1940–41), and
Art Hodes
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Biography
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(1941).
De Paris recorded with
Jelly Roll Morton
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(1939) and
Sidney Bechet
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(1940),
and was part of the Panassie sessions in 1938. From 1947, and throughout the 1950s, he performed almost exclusively with his brother, Wilbur.
He suffered from ill health in the latter years of his life, before he died in September 1967, at the age of 62.
Partial discography
* "I've Found A New Baby" b/w "Black And Blue" -
Commodore Records
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History
Commodore Records was founded in the spring of 1938 by Mi ...
78 rpm 552 (1940s) - as De Paris Brothers Orchestra featuring Wilbur de Paris, with
Edmond Hall
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,
Clyde Hart
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Hart is primarily known as the only coach to have instructed ...
,
Billy Taylor
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and
Specs Powell
Gordon "Specs" Powell (June 5, 1922 – September 15, 2007) was a jazz drummer who began performing in the swing era.
Career
Specs was the first black staff musician hired by CBS in 1943. Born in New York City, he started on piano but ...
* ''Deparis Dixie'' (
Blue Note
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, 1944)
* ''Jamming in Jazz'' (Blue Note, 1944)
* ''Sidney Deparis' Blue Note Stompers'' (Blue Note, 1951)
* ''Dixieland Hits Country & Western'' (Swingville, 1962)
References
External links
*
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
,
Sidney DeParisat
AllMusic
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1905 births
1967 deaths
Dixieland trumpeters
American jazz trumpeters
American male trumpeters
Musicians from Indiana
Blue Note Records artists
20th-century American musicians
20th-century trumpeters
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
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