Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography

A jazz legend shares his life in a story as lyrical as his music

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 03/07/2002
ISBN: 9780306811081
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.52w x 0.91d