User:Juliewagoner12/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating? Sidney Bechet
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Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I have a background interest in jazz history and have already taken a previous course (Music 131, when I thought that I was going to be a music minor...) where I learned some background on Sidney Bechet and his influence in jazz spheres. I am also a clarinetist so I take a special interest in learning about Sidney, one of the first important clarinet soloists. My preliminary impression of the article was that the biography section looks a little crowded, and I think that it could be broken up better. I also think that more could be added to the personal life section, however I'm not 100% sure where to draw the line between bibliographical and personal information...maybe personal life is info not related to Sidney's jazz experiences?

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section


 * Yes, there is a good lead sentence that establishes the article's topic. It emphasizes Bechet's contributions to the jazz genre specifically.


 * NO, the lead could provide a better overview of the sections presented in the article.
 * No, the lead does not present information not present in the article.
 * The lead is a little too sparse in my opinion. I want to add summarizing info of the sections presented.

Content


 * Yes, the content is relevant to the topic.
 * Yes, the content is up-to-date.
 * There seems to be missing content in the personal life section, and perhaps more info on his time in Paris.
 * Yes, the article does cover one of Wikipedia's equity gaps.

Tone and Balance


 * Yes, the article is neutral.
 * No, there do not appear to be any biased claims.
 * No there do not appear to be over or under-represented viewpoints.
 * I do not believe that there are any minority or fringe viewpoints present, as this is mostly a neutral biography stating facts only, nothing controversial.
 * No, the article does not attempt to persuade the reader in one way or another.

Sources and References


 * Yes, at first glance it seems like all of the information is backed up by sufficient source material.
 * Yes, the sources are thorough.
 * Yes, the sources are current.
 * No, the article does not necessarily provide minority or underrepresented authors, and I want to include Black-focused journals in the sources that I add to the article.
 * I think that there may be some sources that could be replaced by more relevant ones.
 * Yes, the links work.

Organization and Writing Quality


 * The article is relatively well-written but I believe that the bibliographical section could be broken up to make the article easier to read.
 * I do not see any grammatical errors on first glance.
 * Once again, the article could be broken down in a more concise manner.

Images and Media


 * The article includes a few images, but there could absolutely be more added. I also think that links to some of Bechet's performances or songs should be added.
 * The images are well-captioned.
 * Yes, the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Yes, the images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Talk Page Discussion


 * There are a few discussions that have been going on for years in the talk page: whether or not to add pronunciation of Bechet's name, whether or not certain aspects are irrelevant, whether or not to add a discography.
 * The article is rated as a level-5 vital article, and it is included in several WikiProjects.
 * We have not discussed Bechet in French 448; however in Music 131 we talked about Bechet much more in terms of aspects of his musical production and how they contributed to the overall jazz genre.

Overall Impressions


 * The article is labeled as start-class.
 * Strengths: LOTS of information regarding bibliographical history.
 * Weaknesses: more to add in terms of personal life, specific musical aspects, links to music, etc.
 * The article is definitely underdeveloped. One section is developed thoroughly but others are extremely lackluster.