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  don byas, A Tribute to cannonball
Don Byas was a seminal figure in the development of the tenor saxophone and a transitional one twixt the schools of swing and bop.
Byas was a masterful swing player with his own style, and advanced sense of harmony and a confidence and adventurousness that found him hanging around the beboppers and asking to play.
Byas' playing was also to suffer in his last few years; he seemed tired, he was losing a battle with alcohol.
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  Don Byas: The Hard Bop Homepage
Don Byas was a seminal figure in the development of the tenor saxophone and a transitional one twixt the schools of swing and bop.
Byas' style evolved in the lush, rococo, full-bodied tenor tradition of Coleman Hawkins, but his sound was unmistakably his own, immediately recognizable.
Byas was a masterful swing player with his own style, an advanced sense of harmony, and a confidence and adventurousness that found him hanging around the beboppers and asking to play.
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 Don Byas [Inner City]: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
The masterful tenorman Don Byas, whose current obscurity is due to him having moved permanently to Europe in 1946, is in excellent form with three separate rhythm sections.
Six selections match Byas with the great pianist Mary Lou Williams (who contributed four originals) in a quartet, he fronts the Beryl Booker Trio on three numbers and the final three tunes (two of which were previously unissued at the time) showcase Byas with a French rhythm section that includes vibraphonist Fats Sadi.
Byas, who updated the style of Coleman Hawkins, deserved much more recognition than he received and this now obscure release (the music was originally put out by the French Vogue label) is well worth searching for.
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 Don Byas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas (October 21, 1912–August 24, 1972) was a popular African-American jazz musician born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the United States.
Although his long residence in Europe kept him out of the public eye in the United States, he is widely considered to be one of the great jazz tenor saxophonists.
In 1946 he toured Europe with Don Redman, and moved there.
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 Byas, Don --  Encyclopædia Britannica
byname of Carlos Wesley Byas fl American jazz tenor saxophonist whose improvising was an important step in the transition from the late swing to the early bop eras.
During the late 1930s Byas played in several swing bands, including those of Don Redman and Andy Kirk, and in 1941 he became a tenor saxophone soloist (as in “Harvard Blues”) with Count Basie.
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 Don Byas - Music Downloads - Online
Bio: 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.
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.
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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 Don Byas: The Hard Bop Homepage
When he left for Europe in the fall of 1946 with the Don Redman band, Don Byas' reputation was at its peak.
He stayed in Europe, becoming the first in a continuously expanding family of expatriate jazzmen, and although the great Don Byas was much in demand by the jazz-appreciative Europeans, he was largely forgotten back home.
Byas was a masterful swing player with his own style, an advanced sense of harmony, and a confidence and adventurousness that found him hanging around the beboppers and asking to play.
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 1201 Music Presents Byas, Don - A Night In Tunisia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Timme Rosendrantz, Danish jazz-journalist, who organised the Redman tour in New York, was the discoverer of Don Byas whom he first heard playing with the Eddie Mallory band at the Savoy Ballroom on their opening night in 1937.
Don explains: "They called me that because I was always skin-diving, searching on the bottom of the sea for something to shoot at...I was more often on the bottom of the sea than on top...and the "piad" is only found on the bottom of the sea..."
Byas was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on October 21, 1913, and attended Langston University in that State.
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 African American Registry: Don Byas, ubiquitous player of the forties
*On this date in 1912, Don Byas was born in Oklahoma.
Byas was one of the most versatile and omnipresent musicians on the New York scene in the 1940’s.
Byas’ love and ability to convey chromatic harmony on the tenor made him one of the few swing-era soloists who were welcomed into the world of Be-bop.
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 Don Byas
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas was a key player in the transition from swing to Bebop and became one of the best known tenor sax players during the mid-1940s.
He was born in Oklahoma in 1912 and played in many important bands during the 1930s, such as Andy Kirk's, and Duke Ellington's band.
In 1946, he left the States and joined Don Redman on a European tour and settled there until he died of lung cancer in 1972.
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 Amazon.ca: Laura: Music: Don Byas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
After a 1946 European tour with Don Redman, the tenor saxophonist Don Byas settled in France in 1948 and was well established by the time he recorded these 18 tracks in the early 1950s.
Byas is heavily featured throughout, accompanied only by fairly anonymous but adequate rhythm sections.
Byas used his sumptuous tone on such ballads to create a sophisticated romanticism in the great tradition of Coleman Hawkins, though Byas used a leaner tone and a more worldly manner.
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 Don Byas on Rhapsody
Don Byas was one of the pioneers of Swing saxophone.
His 1940s performances with Count Basie rival those of Coleman Hawkins' but after he moved...
Hear Don Byas and similar artists on this channel.
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 Don Byas [GNP]: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Tenor saxophonist Don Byas left the United States in the 1940s and spent most of his recording career as a leader in Europe; as a result, he isn't as well-known as he probably should be.
This GNP reissue inconveniently omits the names of the supporting musicians and the recording dates, though it is likely from the 1950s since it is credited as originally appearing on Vogue.
Byas' huge tone, much like Coleman Hawkins ' sound, dominates this effortlessly swinging session, with strong versions of standards like "Sweet Lorraine," "April in Paris," and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love," while his anonymous rhythm sections provide him with good support and occasionally a few good piano solos as well.
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 Don Byas
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas was a key player in the transition from swing to Bebop and became one of the best known tenor sax players during the mid-1940s.
He was born in Oklahoma in 1912 and played in many important bands during the 1930s, such as Andy Kirk's, and Duke Ellington's band.
In 1946, he left the States and joined Don Redman on a European tour and settled there until he died of lung cancer in 1972.
members.tripod.com /~airjudden/jazz/donbyas.html   (208 words)

  
 Don Byas Quartet | Featuring Sir Charles Thompson
Don Byas, believing he was never going to get the recognition he deserved in this country because of bigotry, left the United States for Europe and never looked back.
This reissue of a free wheeling live performance demonstrates how successful Byas was in merging all these influences into his recognizable sax sound.
Byas is joined on this set by another emigree, pianist Sir Charles Thompson.
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 Don Byas Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
One of the greatest of all tenor players, Don Byas' decision to move permanently to Europe in 1946 has resulted in him being vastly underrated in jazz history books.
He jammed at Minton's Playhouse in the early 1940s, appeared on 52nd Street with Dizzy Gillespie and performed a pair of stunning duets with bassist Slam Stewart at a 1944 Town Hall concert.
-- (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.
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 Barnes & Noble.com - Music: 1945, Don Byas, CD
Bookended by several pleasant yet minor blues and pop vocals by Albina Jones and Ruble Blakey, this Classics Don Byas disc finds the unsung tenor great on the eve of his indefinite stay in Europe.
Having cut his teeth in the bands of Lionel Hampton, Andy Kirk, and Count Basie, among others, Byas marked the end of the war with several fine combo recordings spotlighting his boppish swing blowing style.
Byas is in top form throughout, plying his smoky and slightly tart tone on ballads like "Laura," while showing off a lithe brand of swing on an up-tempo "The Sheik of Araby." Not as solid as Classics' 1944-1945 volume, but still a fine selection for Byas completists.
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 Details for Don Byas/1952-1953 at CDconnection.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Volume nine in the complete chronological recordings of Carlos Wesley Don Byas presents 21 recordings made for the Vogue label in Paris between July 18, 1952 and December 8, 1953.
While these tuneful ditties with arranged backgrounds may not seem as relaxed and spontaneous as the smaller group blowing sessions, the saxophonist sounds completely relaxed and happy to be treated with the respect that was usually granted him in mainland Europe.
On November 24 and December 8, 1953, Don Byas resumed making records accompanied by a sympathetic rhythm section, with Martial Solal at the piano and Pierre Michelot handling the string bass.
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 Don Byas : Walkin' - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
The second of two CDs taken from the same appearances at the Montmartre in Copenhagen as A Night in Tunisia, this release showcases the masterful (if underrated) tenor Don Byas in a quartet with pianist Ben Axen, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer William Schiopffe.
Byas was always a powerful player and he digs into such songs as "There'll Never Be Another You," "Billie's Bounce" and "All the Things You Are," coming up with exciting and consistently inventive ideas.
All jazz collections should have at least a couple of Don Byas albums.
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 Ben Webster - Ben Webster Meets Don Byas - Verve Records
The styles of Ben Webster and Don Byas provide a distinct contrast (though Byas was also a swing-influenced saxophonist, he was heavily into bop as well), yet they mesh very well together.
On their opening improvised "Blues for Dottie Mae," Webster's big-toned swing tends to dominate, though Byas ' boppish lines dart around at lightning speeds; Tete Montoliu 's bluesy piano provides the perfect support.
Sadly, this LP was a bit of a swan song for both tenor saxophonists; Byas died in the year prior to its 1973 release, while Webster died the following year, though he taped at least one more album following this one.
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Don Byas featuring Mary Lou Williams and Beryl Booker Trio
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En ce temps-là - Don Byas - Jazz in Paris - Coffret édition limitée digipack - Inclus textes de livrets inédits
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 Don Byas - AOL Music
Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas (October 21, 1912?August 24, 1972) was a African American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in the United States.
Oklahoma born tenor saxophonist Don Byas moved easily between swing and bebop with an earthy, blues sound that brings to mind Coleman Hawkins but with a...
Download, listen and watch Don Byas music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
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 Jazz Bulletin Board - Don Byas and Slam Stewart - I Got Rhythm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
December 6th, 2004 08:56 AM Lord lists these two recordings of "I got rhythm" by Don Byas and Slam Stewart:
Gene Sedric (cl) Kirkland Bradford (as) Don Byas (ts) John Mehegan (p) Slam Stewart (b)
Don Byas (ts) Teddy Wilson (p-1) Remo Palmieri (g-1) Slam Stewart (b)
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 eBay Australia: BUD POWELL/DON BYAS(CD)A Tribute To Cannonball Adderley (item 170058197207, end time 11-Apr-07 07:05:57 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
BUD POWELL / DON BYAS 'A Tribute To Cannonball Adderley'
Don Byas - tenor sax/ Bud Powell - piano/ Pierre Michelot - bass/ Kenny Clarke - drums/ Idrees Suleiman - trumpet(5-8)
Payment must be received within 14 days after the end of auction.
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 Don Byas Music CDs at Songsearch.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Don Byas Music CDs, DVD Movies, Music Videos, Songs, and Song Titles
Don Byas - All The Things That You Are
Don Byas - Complete 1946 -1951 Small Group Master Takes
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 Don Byas guitar tabs, bass tabs, drum tabs, chords and notation @ Bandlink.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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 Ben Webster Meets Don Byas by Ben Webster on Rhapsody
Ben Webster Meets Don Byas by Ben Webster on Rhapsody
Other albums called "Ben Webster Meets Don Byas" by Ben Webster:
1968 Ben Webster Meets Don Byas (Verve (Usa))
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