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Four different groups are heard on this compilation from the Jazz in Paris series. Although all groups were promoted as bop-oriented when they were overseas, the only bona fide bop musicians on the first two sessions are tenor saxophonist Don Byas and pianist Billy Taylor. The first date is jointly credited to Byas and trombonist Tyree Glenn (known for his work with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong); Glenn is an effective soloist, even though he's firmly a swinger at heart. But it is Byas' big-toned solos that stand out, especially in Dizzy Gillespie's "Dynamo A" (also known as "Dizzy Atmosphere"), along with the effective comping and solos of the relative youngster Billy Taylor, who also contributed "Mad Monk." Trumpeter Howard McGhee leads a sextet, featuring alto saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, sticking primarily to the leader's compositions. McGhee's writing is insignificant (especially when compared to Jimmy Heath's output over the decades which followed); better are the interpretations of Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee" and Tadd Dameron's loping "Big Will." The last four tracks feature tenor saxophonist James Moody, with Byas, trombonist Nat Peck, and pianist Bernard Peiffer along for the ride. Only one is a Moody original, but in spite of the strong performances, the lousy work of the session's engineer produced consistently overmodulated recordings. The musicians deserved better.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Don Byas, MainArtist - BILLY TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - SAM H. STEPT, Composer - Sidney Clare, Author
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Spoliansky, Composer - Gus Kahn, Composer
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Gordon Clifford, Author - Harry Barris, Composer
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Nancy Hamilton, Author - Morgan Lewis, Composer
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - David Raksin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Lee Ricks, ComposerLyricist - Slim Gaillard, ComposerLyricist - Peanuts Holland, Interprète Vocal, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Don Byas, MainArtist - Dizzy Gillespie, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1947 Decca Records France
Howard McGhee, Composer - Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
Howard McGhee, Composer - Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
Howard McGhee, Composer - Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist - Vernon Biddle, Composer
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
Charlie Parker, ComposerLyricist - Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
Tadd Dameron, Composer - Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
Howard McGhee, Composer - Howard McGhee Sextet, MainArtist
℗ 1948 Decca Records France
James Moody, Composer - James Moody Quintet, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Decca Records France
Eddie Barclay, Composer - James Moody Quintet, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Decca Records France
Eddie Barclay, Composer - James Moody Quintet, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Decca Records France
Eddie Barclay, Composer - James Moody Quintet, MainArtist
℗ 1949 Decca Records France
Album review
Four different groups are heard on this compilation from the Jazz in Paris series. Although all groups were promoted as bop-oriented when they were overseas, the only bona fide bop musicians on the first two sessions are tenor saxophonist Don Byas and pianist Billy Taylor. The first date is jointly credited to Byas and trombonist Tyree Glenn (known for his work with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong); Glenn is an effective soloist, even though he's firmly a swinger at heart. But it is Byas' big-toned solos that stand out, especially in Dizzy Gillespie's "Dynamo A" (also known as "Dizzy Atmosphere"), along with the effective comping and solos of the relative youngster Billy Taylor, who also contributed "Mad Monk." Trumpeter Howard McGhee leads a sextet, featuring alto saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, sticking primarily to the leader's compositions. McGhee's writing is insignificant (especially when compared to Jimmy Heath's output over the decades which followed); better are the interpretations of Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee" and Tadd Dameron's loping "Big Will." The last four tracks feature tenor saxophonist James Moody, with Byas, trombonist Nat Peck, and pianist Bernard Peiffer along for the ride. Only one is a Moody original, but in spite of the strong performances, the lousy work of the session's engineer produced consistently overmodulated recordings. The musicians deserved better.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:04
- Main artists: James Moody Don Byas Howard McGhee
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Universal Music Jazz France This Compilation ℗ 2001 Decca Records France
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