mick laBriola

Sidney “Big Sid” Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951 Evansvillei IN) was an American jazz drummer. Catlett was one of the most versatile drummers of his era, adapting with the changing music scene as bebop emerged. Jazz drummer Sidney “Big Sid” Catlett died from a heart attack in Chicago on March 25, 1951, at age 41, after suffering from pneumonia earlier that year while visiting friends backstage at a Hot Lips Page benefit concert.