Don Byas
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Biography
[Edit]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.
Title: Sax Greats
Artist: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Don Byas, Charlie Ventura, Ted Nash, Stan Getz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Of Swing Jazz - Tenor Sax (Remastered 2022)
Artist: Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Don Byas, Chu Berry
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live At Ronnie Scott's: The Best of the 60's Vol. 2
Artist: Roland Kirk, Don Byas, Stan Tracey
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: American Jazz In Paris
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz In Paris: Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Chronological Classics: Cozy Cole 1944-1945
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Life Jazz Edition Vol. 9
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Jazz: The Legends Play It Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Classics 2017
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Saxaphone 3CD (CD1)
Title: The Birth Of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy Records: Jazz Classics (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy Records: Jazz Classics (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Birth Of Bop (CD1)
Featuring albums
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Genre: Jazz
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Genre: Jazz
Title: Too Marvelous For Words: The Johnny Mercer Songbook (Disc 2)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: All the Things You Are: A Jazz Sampler
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Maria by Callas (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical, Opera
Title: First Steps: First Recordings From The Creators Of Modern Jazz
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz