Sidney Bechet has been played on NTS in shows including Uncanny Valley w/ Peter J Doyle, featured first on 9 July 2014. Songs played include Si Tu Vois Ma Mère, When It's Sleepy Time Down South and Oh Didn’t He Ramble – Theme .

Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.

He was one of the first important soloists in jazz (beating cornetist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong to the recording studio by several months and later playing duets with Armstrong), and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist. Forceful delivery, well-constructed improvisations, and a distinctive, wide…