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Don Byas: New York - Paris 1938-1955 (CD: Fremeaux, 2 CD)Don Byas: New York - Paris 1938-1955 (CD: Fremeaux, 2 CD)
Tenor saxophonist Don Byas was one of the American jazzmen afforded a warm welcome in post-war Paris, where eventually he received more credit than he would have done in his home country. According to pianist Billie Taylor “He did something that was unbelievable in terms of really playing and showing the Europeans that the music was moving forward. What the Europeans heard him play was the beginning of what John Coltrane and others like him eventually did.”

This double CD follows Byas’ progress from American recordings with well-known bands and his own small groups through to his time in France. (Discovery Records) 


Price:  £20.99 


Don Byas: The Don Byas Collection 1938-61 (CD: Acrobat, 2 CDs)
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. (Acrobat Music) 


Price:  £12.99 

Don Byas: The Don Byas Collection 1938-61 (CD: Acrobat, 2 CDs)


Don Byas: Melody In Swing 1941-1945 (CD: Jazz Archives)Don Byas: Melody In Swing 1941-1945 (CD: Jazz Archives)
 


Price:  £9.99 

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