Don Byas
One of the greatest of all tenor players, Don Byas' decision to move permanently to Europe in 1946 resulted in him being vastly underrated in jazz history books. His knowledge of chords rivalled Coleman Hawkins, and, due to their similarity in tones, Byas can be considered an extension of the elder tenor. He played with many top swing bands, including those of Lionel Hampton (1935), Buck Clayton (1936), Don Redman, Lucky Millinder, Andy Kirk (1939-1940), and most importantly Count Basie (1941-1943). An advanced swing stylist, Byas' playing looked toward bop. He jammed at Minton's Playhouse in the early '40s, appeared on 52nd Street with Dizzy Gillespie, and performed a pair of stunning duets with bassist Slam Stewart at a 1944 Town Hall concert. After recording extensively during 1945-1946 (often as a leader), Byas went to Europe with Don Redman's band, and (with the exception of a 1970 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival) never came back to the U.S. He lived in France, the Netherlands, and Denmark; often appeared at festivals; and worked steadily. Whenever American players were touring, they would ask for Byas, who had opportunities to perform with Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz at the Philharmonic (including a recorded tenor battle with Hawkins and Stan Getz), Art Blakey, and (on a 1968 recording) Ben Webster. Byas also recorded often in the 1950s, but was largely forgotten in the U.S. by the time of his death.
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Ben Webster Meets Don Byas
Jazz - Pubblicato da MPS il 1 ott 1996
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Midnight at Minton's (Original 1941 Recordings)
Bebop - Pubblicato da HighNote Records il 19 mar 1999
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Savoy Jam Party: The Savoy Sessions
Jazz - Pubblicato da Savoy il 22 ago 1995
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Vintage Jazz No. 164 - EP: Blues And Sentimental Sax
Jazz - Pubblicato da Vintage Music il 3 ago 1954
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Amoureusement vôtre... Don Byas (Mono Version)
Don Byas, Jacques Denjean and His Orchestra
Jazz - Pubblicato da BNF Collection il 1 gen 1962
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Laura
Jazz - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Decca Records France il 1 gen 2000
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New York - Paris (1938-1955) (Remastered)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Fremeaux Heritage il 1 feb 2016
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Walkin' (Don Byas)
Jazz - Pubblicato da 1201 MUSIC il 31 lug 1988
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The Complete 1946-1954 Paris Recordings (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Jazz Diggers il 7 ott 2016
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Bebop
James Moody, Don Byas, Howard McGhee
Jazz - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Decca Records France il 1 gen 2001
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Laura (1950-1952) (Remastered)
Jazz contemporaneo - Pubblicato da RevOla il 5 nov 2021
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Historical Jazz Recordings: 1946-1951
Jazz - Pubblicato da Historical Jazz il 1 ago 2015
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A Night In Tunisia (Don Byas)
Jazz - Pubblicato da 1201 MUSIC il 1 gen 1963
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Complete Jazz Series 1946
Jazz - Pubblicato da Complete Jazz Series il 1 dic 2008
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A Night In Tunisia (Don Byas)
Jazz - Pubblicato da 1201 MUSIC il 1 gen 1963
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Don Byas at Nalen - Live in the Swedish Harlem (feat. Jan Johansson)
Jazz - Pubblicato da Riverside Records il 22 ott 2013
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Amoureusement Vôtre
Jazz - Pubblicato da Universal Music Division Decca Records France il 1 gen 2007
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