Dial 1023 78 RPM. Don Byas-tenor sax ,Jack Dieva- piano, Jean-Jacques Tilche-guitar, Lucien Simoens- bass and Armand Molinetti-drums. Studio: Technisonor, Paris, France, June 12, 1947.Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas (October 21, 1912August 24, 1972) was an African American jazz tenor saxophonist 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 a significant influence on later players of his instrument.Both of Byas' parents were musical: his mother played the piano and father the clarinet. Byas started his training in classical music, first on the violin, then on the clarinet and finally on the alto saxophone, which he played until the end of the 1920s. Multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter was his idol at this time. He started playing in local orchestras at the age of 17, with the likes of Bennie Moten, Terrence Holder and Walter Pages Blue Devils. At Langston College, Oklahoma, he founded and led his own college band, "Don Carlos and His Collegiate Ramblers", during 1931-32.Byas switched to the tenor saxophone after he moved to West Coast and played with various Los Angeles bands. In 1933, he took part in a West coast tour with Bert Johnsons Sharps and Flats. He worked in Lionel Hamptons band at the Paradise Club in 1935 along with the reed player and arranger Eddie Barefield and the trombonist Tyree Glenn. He was a member of various other bands in the area including those of Eddie .... + Informações

Don Byas = Rare footage. + Informações

Don Byas - Stardust. September 6, 1945. Byas (ts); Johnny Guarnieri (p); Slam Stewart (b); JC Heard (d).. + Informações

Don Byas Documentary. + Informações

Recorded: Concert "Town Hall" New York City, NY June 9,1945 Personnel: Don Byas - Tenor Sax "Slam" Stewart - Bass. + Informações

Perdido à Cannes en 1958 par Don Byas (ts), Teddy Buckner (tp), Claude Gousset (tb), Michel de Villers (bs), Sammy Price (p), Arvell Shaw (b), JC Heard (dr). + Informações

AMÁLIA e DON BYAS " Ai, Mouraria " de Amadeu do Vale e Frederico Valério, Guitarras: Fontes Rocha e Carlos Gonçalves, viola: Pedro Leal, viola-baixo: o Professor Joel Pina, do Album " ENCONTRO " 1973 part.especial " DON BYAS " alexcmalta.fotoblog.uol.com.br. + Informações

Recorded: New York City, NY May 17, 1946 Personnel: Don Byas - Tenor Sax Teddy Brannon - Piano Frank Skeete - Bass Fred Radcliffe - Drums. + Informações

jammin' the blues 1951 All TV promos, news clips, airchecks, music related performances etc. remain the sole property of their respective copyright holders. No video clips are for sale, nor do they imply challenge to ownerships. They are intended strictly for entertainment, educational, and historical purposes, and fall under the "Fair Use" guideline. + Informações

Recorded: Live Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark January 13, 1963 Personnel: Don Byas - Tenor Sax Bent Axen - Piano Niels Pedersen - Bass William Schiopffe - Drums. + Informações

Now HERE'S a mystery label - along with the "American Record" 78 of the Don Byas Quartet I'm posting, which is surely from the same recording session - whenever that may be. ;) See, the matrix #'s are seqential on the records, but the records have NO issue/catalog numbers!!!!! Can anyone (DaveSwinger?) enlighten us on these mystery records? UPDATE: Courtesy of fellow YouTube user and record collector "DaveSwinger": "'New York, Sept. 17. -? American Records, the new label which is slated to make its appearance within a few weeks is backed by Enny DeVries, prexy of International Record Company, heretofore confined solely of waxing French and special material. Label, which has Bill Simon handling the waxing end is featuring small hot groups and has already cut "Dark Eyes" and "Slam, Don't Shake Like That." - Billboard, 22 September 1945' This record was issued probably in November 1945. It may have even been reissued under the American Record banner the following month. There is a trade ad in the 22 December 1945 Billboard magazine that list these two as follows: American Records A1001 - Laura / Dark Eyes A1002 - Stardust / Slam, Don't Shake Like That They were distributed by Goody Record Distributing Co. located at 853 9th Ave in New York City." Anyways, the personnel for this September 6, 1945 session are: Don Byas - tenor sax Johnny Guarnieri - piano Slam Stewart - bass JC Heard - drums Dig...... + Informações

Amália Rodrigues & Don Byas - Povo Que Lavas No Rio (Encontro - 1973). + Informações

Recorded: New York City, NY November 26, 1945 Personnel: Don Byas - Tenor Sax Benny Harris - Trumpet Jimmy Jones - Piano John Levy - Bass Fred Radcliffe - Drums. + Informações

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Midnight at Minton's, 1941. + Informações

Don Byas - tenor sax, Clyde Hart - piano , Slam Stewart - bass, Jack "The Bear" Parker - drums. Recorded in New York City on August 17, 1944. Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas born October 21, 1912 and died August 24, 1972 Don Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist 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 a significant influence on later players of his instrument.Both of Byas' parents were musical: his mother played the piano and father the clarinet. Byas started his training in classical music, first on the violin, then on the clarinet and finally on the alto saxophone, which he played until the end of the 1920s. Multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter was his idol at this time. He started playing in local orchestras at the age of 17, with the likes of Bennie Moten, Terrence Holder and Walter Pages Blue Devils. At Langston College, Oklahoma, he founded and led his own college band, "Don Carlos and His Collegiate Ramblers", during 1931-32.Byas switched to the tenor saxophone after he moved to West Coast and played with various Los Angeles bands. In 1933, he took part in a West coast tour with Bert Johnsons Sharps and Flats. He worked in Lionel Hamptons band at the Paradise Club in 1935 along with the reed player and arranger Eddie Barefield and the trombonist Tyree Glenn. He was a member of various other bands in the area including those of Eddie Barefield, Buck Clayton (1936 .... + Informações

Don Byas-There'll Never Be Another You Rate and comment if u like what u hear!!. + Informações

Recorded: New York City, NY November 1, 1945 Personnel: Don Byas - Tenor Sax Errol Garner - Piano Slam Stewart - Bass Harold "Doc" West - Drums. + Informações

Now HERE'S a mystery label - along with the "American Record" 78 of the Don Byas Quartet I'm posting, which is surely from the same recording session - whenever that may be. ;) See, the matrix #'s are seqential on the records, but the records have NO issue/catalog numbers!!!!! Can anyone (DaveSwinger?) enlighten us on these mystery records? UPDATE: Courtesy of fellow YouTube user and record collector "DaveSwinger": "'New York, Sept. 17. -? American Records, the new label which is slated to make its appearance within a few weeks is backed by Enny DeVries, prexy of International Record Company, heretofore confined solely of waxing French and special material. Label, which has Bill Simon handling the waxing end is featuring small hot groups and has already cut "Dark Eyes" and "Slam, Don't Shake Like That." - Billboard, 22 September 1945' This record was issued probably in November 1945. It may have even been reissued under the American Record banner the following month. There is a trade ad in the 22 December 1945 Billboard magazine that list these two as follows: American Records A1001 - Laura / Dark Eyes A1002 - Stardust / Slam, Don't Shake Like That They were distributed by Goody Record Distributing Co. located at 853 9th Ave in New York City." Anyways, the personnel for this September 6, 1945 session are: Don Byas - tenor sax Johnny Guarnieri - piano Slam Stewart - bass JC Heard - drums Dig...... + Informações

Don Byas All Star Quintet includes Johnny Guarnieri at the piano perform Them There Eyes. Released on Jamboreee Records and a Session in Jam. Pretty cool jazz version. Enjoy!. + Informações

Recorded in 1946. Carlos Wesley (Don) Byas born October 21, 1912 and died August 24, 1972 Don Byas was an American jazz tenor saxophonist 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 a significant influence on later players of his instrument.Both of Byas' parents were musical: his mother played the piano and father the clarinet. Byas started his training in classical music, first on the violin, then on the clarinet and finally on the alto saxophone, which he played until the end of the 1920s. Multi-instrumentalist Benny Carter was his idol at this time. He started playing in local orchestras at the age of 17, with the likes of Bennie Moten, Terrence Holder and Walter Pages Blue Devils. At Langston College, Oklahoma, he founded and led his own college band, "Don Carlos and His Collegiate Ramblers", during 1931-32.Byas switched to the tenor saxophone after he moved to West Coast and played with various Los Angeles bands. In 1933, he took part in a West coast tour with Bert Johnsons Sharps and Flats. He worked in Lionel Hamptons band at the Paradise Club in 1935 along with the reed player and arranger Eddie Barefield and the trombonist Tyree Glenn. He was a member of various other bands in the area including those of Eddie Barefield, Buck Clayton (1936), Lorenzo Flennoy and Charlie Echols.n 1937, Byas moved to New York to work with the Eddie Mallory band, accompanying .... + Informações

Recorded: Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer Studio, Villingen, West Germany February 1 & 2, 1968 Personnel: Ben Webster - Tenor Sax Don Byas - Tenor Sax (sits out) TeTe Montuliu - Piano (sits out) Peter Trunk - Bass Al "Tootie" Heath - Drums (sits out) *Sadly, this LP was a bit of a swan song for both tenor saxophonists. Don Byas passed away in the year prior to its 1973 release. Ben Webster passed the following year. Ken Dryden All Music Guide. + Informações

Numa visita a Lisboa em 1968, arranjou-se um encontro entre Don Byas, saxofonista americano, e Amália.Uma cantora e um saxofonista com extraordinário talento para improvisação. Don não conhecia bem o reportório de Amália. Ela, por sua vez, escolheu algumas de suas canções favoritas e junto de seus músicos de sempre (viola acústica e guitarra portuguesa),enfiaram-se todos num estúdio. Doze canções gravadas numa sessão única, sem preparação nenhuma. O resultado é, no mínmo, muito interessante.. + Informações

Numa visita a Lisboa em 1968, arranjou-se um encontro entre Don Byas, saxofonista americano, e Amália.Uma cantora e um saxofonista com extraordinário talento para improvisação. Don não conhecia bem o reportório de Amália. Ela, por sua vez, escolheu algumas de suas canções favoritas e junto de seus músicos de sempre (viola acústica e guitarra portuguesa),enfiaram-se todos num estúdio. Doze canções gravadas numa sessão única, sem preparação nenhuma. O resultado é, no mínmo, muito interessante.. + Informações

Jazz 45 rpm.. + Informações