George Baquet
George Francis Baquet (July 22, 1881 – Jan. 14, 1949) was an American jazz clarinetist, known for his contributions to early jazz in New Orleans. His father, Theogene V. Baquet, eminent New Orleans musician and educator, was also a clarinetist, as were his brothers, Achille and Harold.
Also recorded as George Francis Baquet · George F. Baquet
George Baquet
- Born
- 1881
- Died
- 1949
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
George Francis Baquet (July 22, 1881 – Jan. 14, 1949) was an American jazz clarinetist, known for his contributions to early jazz in New Orleans. His father, Theogene V. Baquet, eminent New Orleans musician and educator, was also a clarinetist, as were his brothers, Achille and Harold.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for George Baquet. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
museum · 97951455-36e2-48a0-9099-fdc8f44bf67e · wikidata · Q362355 · wikipedia · George Baquet
In this article
Biography
Born in 1881, died in 1949.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q362355: George Baquet
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “George Baquet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for George Baquet
Scholarly · MetaBrainz Foundation
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Down Beat Dezember 1941, zitiert in John Chilton „Sidney Bechet – the wizzard of Jazz“. Die Plattengesellschaft Victor hatte Zweifel, ob der Kontrabass von Bill Johnson mit den damaligen Aufzeichnungsmethoden zu hören war und wollte unbezahlte Probeaufnahmen, was Keppard verärgerte. In den frühen Jazzorchestern wurde deshalb Anfang der 1920er Jahre Banjo oder Tuba verwendet. In Ramsey, Smith „Jazzmen“ von 1939 war zuvor als Grund dafür, dass diese Aufnahmen scheiterten, die Befürchtung von Keppard angeführt worden, andere könnten so ihre Ideen stehlen.
- 2.Bechet bemerkt in seiner Autobiographie, das Baquet damals zwar ein guter Musiker war, aber „it wasn’t really jazz . . . he stuck real close to the line in a way. He played things more classic-like, straight out how it was written“
- 3.zitiert nach Schuller Early Jazz, S. 142. Mortons Autobiographie wurde von Lomax herausgegeben.
- 4.Schuller „Early Jazz“, Oxford University Press, S. 183, er bezieht sich auf die Bessie Smith Aufnahmen
- 5.Ted Lewis (1892–1971), eigentlich Friedman, Klarinettist und Entertainer, der schon 1917 mit Earl Fullers Jass Band, einer Kopie der ODJB, aufnahm. Seine Technik war sehr bescheiden, verbesserte sich aber im Laufe der Zeit. Eine Anzeige im Victor-Plattenkatalog lautete: „Die Geräusche, die wie das Jaulen eines sterbenden Hundes klingen, sind von Ted Lewis Klarinette“. Als Bandleader war er allerdings sehr bekannt und kannte auch seine Grenzen – er holte sich Musiker wie Benny Goodman an der Klarinette.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
Institutional database
MusicBrainz artist record for George BaquetMetaBrainz Foundation
Institutional witnessreference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,375 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- George AntheilPerson
- George AvakianPerson
- George BălanPerson
- George Balch WilsonPerson
- George BaratiPerson
- George BarnesPerson
- George BassmanPerson
- George BellamyPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by George Baquet?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.