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Don Byas- Don Byas Collection 1939-61 (CD)

SKU: 824046310622
¥145.00
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Don Byas was one of the most highly-regarded tenor sax players of his generation - he had a distinctive sound and a technique that enabled him to swing with effortless smoothness, yet with the dexterity and dynamics that enabled him to bridge the musical divide between swing and bebop. Hailed as one of the most exciting and brilliant new tenor stars during the early '40s' he became ubiquitous in New York studios on sessions alongside the luminaries of the era, before visiting Europe with Don Redman and deciding to stay there. He became hugely popular with the large audience of jazz enthusiasts in France, where he performed and recorded for 15 years or more - his absence from the USA explains the lower profile his reputation enjoys alongside some of his exalted contemporaries. However, he was one of the great jazz stylists of the era, and this collection brings together examples of his work both with his own small groups and with other leaders' ensembles over more than two decades, and featuring performances by some of the big names of jazz with whom he played

Tracklist:

  1. A Wee Bit Of Swing
  2. Wham Re Bop Boom Bam
  3. Practice Makes Perfect
  4. Something New
  5. Sugar Blues
  6. The Breaks
  7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  8. Dance Of The Tambourine
  9. Riffin' And Jivin'
  10. 1944 Stomp
  11. Swing Street
  12. These Foolish Things
  13. Memories Of You
  14. That's The Blues
  15. Salt Peanuts
  16. Be-Bop
  17. You Call It Madness
  18. S.K. Blues Part 2
  19. Now's The Time
  20. I Got Rhythm
  21. Out Of Nowhere
  22. Harvard Blues
  23. Slam-In Around
  24. Laura
  25. Melody In Swing
  26. My Melancholy Baby
  27. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
  28. Candy
  29. Sophisticated Lady
  30. Gone With The Wind
  31. Ol Man Rebop
  32. Cherokee
  33. September In The Rain
  34. September Song
  35. Gloria
  36. Body And Soul
  37. I Surrender, Dear
  38. Walking Around
  39. Stormy Weather
  40. Yesterdays
  41. Lover Man
  42. Where Or When
  43. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  44. Them There Eyes
  45. Lullaby Of The Leaves
  46. Indiana
  47. Jackie My Little Cat
Format: New CD/Jazz

Don Byas- Don Byas Collection 1939-61 (CD)

SKU: 824046310622
¥145.00

Release Date: 03.11.2014

 
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Don Byas was one of the most highly-regarded tenor sax players of his generation - he had a distinctive sound and a technique that enabled him to swing with effortless smoothness, yet with the dexterity and dynamics that enabled him to bridge the musical divide between swing and bebop. Hailed as one of the most exciting and brilliant new tenor stars during the early '40s' he became ubiquitous in New York studios on sessions alongside the luminaries of the era, before visiting Europe with Don Redman and deciding to stay there. He became hugely popular with the large audience of jazz enthusiasts in France, where he performed and recorded for 15 years or more - his absence from the USA explains the lower profile his reputation enjoys alongside some of his exalted contemporaries. However, he was one of the great jazz stylists of the era, and this collection brings together examples of his work both with his own small groups and with other leaders' ensembles over more than two decades, and featuring performances by some of the big names of jazz with whom he played

Tracklist:

  1. A Wee Bit Of Swing
  2. Wham Re Bop Boom Bam
  3. Practice Makes Perfect
  4. Something New
  5. Sugar Blues
  6. The Breaks
  7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  8. Dance Of The Tambourine
  9. Riffin' And Jivin'
  10. 1944 Stomp
  11. Swing Street
  12. These Foolish Things
  13. Memories Of You
  14. That's The Blues
  15. Salt Peanuts
  16. Be-Bop
  17. You Call It Madness
  18. S.K. Blues Part 2
  19. Now's The Time
  20. I Got Rhythm
  21. Out Of Nowhere
  22. Harvard Blues
  23. Slam-In Around
  24. Laura
  25. Melody In Swing
  26. My Melancholy Baby
  27. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
  28. Candy
  29. Sophisticated Lady
  30. Gone With The Wind
  31. Ol Man Rebop
  32. Cherokee
  33. September In The Rain
  34. September Song
  35. Gloria
  36. Body And Soul
  37. I Surrender, Dear
  38. Walking Around
  39. Stormy Weather
  40. Yesterdays
  41. Lover Man
  42. Where Or When
  43. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
  44. Them There Eyes
  45. Lullaby Of The Leaves
  46. Indiana
  47. Jackie My Little Cat