Don Byas
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the work of tenor saxophonist Don Byas, including his recordings as a soloist with Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie.
Don Byas (1912-72) may be the best saxophonist you鈥檝e never heard of. Coming to fame with Count Basie, he made his mark in the bebop band of Dizzy Gillespie, and forged a stellar reputation as a soloist. But in 1946, he moved to Europe, playing well, but rather forgotten. Geoffrey Smith restores the reputation of a formidable tenorist.
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Count Basie Band
Royal Garden Blues
- Count Basie Vol 3 - Coming Out Party.
- Naxos.
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Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings
Blues In The Groove
- Topaz Jazz: Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Man.
- Topaz.
- 19.
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Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra
Bebop
- Modern Jazz the Beginnings.
- CDS.
- 2.
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Don Byas
Candy
- Savoy Jam Party - Don Byas.
- Savoy Jazz.
- 12.
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Don Byas
Byas A Drink
- Savoy Jam Party - Don Byas.
- Savoy Jazz.
- 15.
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Don Byas, Slam Stewart & Ben Webster
Indiana
- Two Kings of the Tenor Sax.
- Commodore.
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Don Byas & Ben Webster
I Got Rhythm
- Two Kings of the Tenor Sax.
- Commodore.
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William Christopher Handy
St Louis Blues
Performer: Don Byas.- Savoy Jam Party - Don Byas.
- Savoy Jazz.
- 25.
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Don Byas
Old Folks
- Don Byas on Blue Star.
- Emarcy.
- 21.
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Don Byas
Just One of Those Things
- Lover Man.
- Vogue.
- 23.
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Don Byas
Good Bait
- A Tribute to Cannonball.
- Columbia.
- 6.
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Amalia & Don Byas
Rua Do Capelao
- Encontro.
- VSL.
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Don Byas & Ben Webster
Lullaby To Dottie Mae
- Ben Webster meets Don Byas.
- MPS.
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Don Byas
TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ROYAL GARDEN BLUES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Count Basie
Composers:听听听听 Spencer & Clarence Williams
Album Title:听听听 Count Basie Vol. 3 鈥� Coming Out Party
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Naxos听 8120819
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas(tenor sax); Count Basie (piano); Buck Clayton (trumpet); Freddie Green (guitar); Walter Page (bass); Jo Jones (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BLUES IN THE GROOVE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings
Composers:听听听听 Larry Young
Album Title:听听听 Albert Ammons 鈥� Boogie Woogie Man
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Topaz TPZ 1067
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor Sax);听 鈥楬ot Lips鈥� Page (trumpet); Vic Dickenson (trombone); Albert Ammons (piano); Israel Crosby (bass); Sid Catlett (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BEBOP
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra
Composers:听听听听 Dizzy Gillespie
Album Title:听听听 Modern Jazz the Beginnings
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jazz Classics: RPCD 638
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Clyde Hart (piano); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Shelly Manne (drums).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CANDY
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas
Composers:听听听听 Mack David / Joan Whitney / Alex Kramer
Album Title:听听听 Savoy Jam Party
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Savoy Jazz听 SV-0268
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Benny Harris (trumpet); Jimmy Jones (piano); John Levy (bass); Fred Radcliffe (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 BYAS A DRINK
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas
Composers:听听听听 Don Byas
Album Title:听听听 Savoy Jam Party
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Savoy Jazz听 SV-0268
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Benny Harris (trumpet); Jimmy Jones (piano); John Levy (bass); Fred Radcliffe (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 INDIANA
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas & Ben Webster
Composers:听听听听 James F.Hanley/Ballard Macdonald
Album Title:听听听 Two Kings of the Tenor Sax
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Commodore 6-24058
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Slam Stewart (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 I GOT RHYTHM
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas & Ben Webster
Composers:听听听听 George & Ira Gershwin
Album Title:听听听 Two Kings of the Tenor Sax
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Commodore 6-24058
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Slam Stewart (bass)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ST. LOUIS BLUES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas
Composers:听听听听 William C Handy
Album Title:听听听 Savoy Jam Party
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Savoy Jazz听 SV-0268
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Sanford Gold (piano); Leonard Gaskin (bass); Max Roach (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 OLD FOLKS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas
Composers:听听听听 W. Robinson
Album Title:听听听 Don Byas on Blue Star
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Emarcy: 833405-2
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Art Simmons (piano); Joe Benjamin (bass); Bill Clarke (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas
Composers:听听听听 Cole Porter
Album Title:听听听 Lover Man
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Vogue: 74321154702
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor sax); Maurice Vander (piano); Fats Sadi (vibes); Pierre Michelot (bass); Benny Bennett (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 GOOD BAIT
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas/Bud Powell
Composers:听听听听 Tadd Dameron/Basie
Album Title:听听听 A Tribute to Cannonball
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Columbia JC 35755
Performers:听听听听 Don Byas (tenor); Bud Powell (piano); Kenny Clarke (drums); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Pierre Michelot (bass)
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TITLE听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 RUA DO CAPELAO听听听听听听
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas & Amalia
Composers:听听听听 Julio Dantas/ Frederico De Freitas
Album Title:听听听 Encontro
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 VSL: 11382
Performers:听听听听 Don Bays (tenor Sax); Amalia Rodrigues (vocal).
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 LULLABY TO DOTTIE MAE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Byas & Ben Webster
Composers:听听听听 Don Byas
Album Title:听听听 Ben Webster Meets Don Byas
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 MPS听 827 920-2
Performers:听听 Don Byas (tenor Sax); Ben Webster (tenor sax); Tete Montoliu (piano); Peter Trunk (bass); Al 鈥淭ootie鈥� Heath (drums).
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- Sun 10 Feb 2019 00:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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