“He had a wonderful tone,” said Duke (not Duc) of Sidney Bechet’s clarinet playing: “all wood, a sound you don’t hear anymore.” You do hear it from Christopher, who’s followed the master’s Gulf Stream course from Ponchartrain to the Seine. Bechet’s emulous shade, if it gets past the bouncer, is sure to be peeved. —E.E.
Evan Christopher: Tribute to Sidney Bechet
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