Sidney DeParis

Sidney DeParis (b. Crawfordsville, May 30, 1905 – d. New York City, September 13, 1967) – Trumpet player. The brother of trombone player Wilbur DeParis, Sidney grew up in Crawfordsville playing with his father’s circus band in Vaudeville shows. Adept at both the New Orleans style and swing, DeParis went on to play with Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten (late 1920s), McKinney’s Cotton Pickers (around 1930-31), Don Redman (1932-36, 1938), Zutty Singleton (1939-41), and Benny Carter (1940-41). His discography also includes sessions with Jelly Roll Morton (1938) and Sidney Bechet (1939) in addition to two albums by groups that he lead (Commodore 1944, and Blue Note, 1951). During the 1940s and 1950s, he played with his brother’s New Orleans group until poor health put an end to his career in the 1960s.