Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography

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.Bechet, Sidney is the author of 'Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography', published 1975 under ISBN 9780306706578 and ISBN 0306706571.