Don Byas: New York – Paris 1938–1955

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1Laura
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-06)
producer:
Bill Simon (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-09-06)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-06)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-06)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1945-09-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
Don Byas Quartet2:51
2Melody in Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-09-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-12)
recording of:
Melody in Swing (on 1945-09-12)
composer:
Sid Catlett and Tiny Grimes
Don Byas Quartet3:19
3Blue and Sentimental
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-03)
producer:
Morty Kline (task: possibly supervised by)
double bass:
Eddie Safranski (on 1945-10-03)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-10-03)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-10-03)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-10-03)
instrumental recording of:
Blue and Sentimental (on 1945-10-03)
composer:
Count Basie, Mack David and Jerry Livingston
Don Byas Quartet3:16
4Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-01)
double bass [bass]:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Harold West (on 1945-11-01)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-11-01)
instrumental recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1945-11-01)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Slam Stewart Quartet3:00
5Donby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
John Levy (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (on 1945-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Benny Harris (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Donby (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Don Byas
Don Byas Quintet3:14
6Candy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-26)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
John Levy (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (on 1945-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Benny Harris (on 1945-11-26)
instrumental recording of:
Candy (on 1945-11-26)
lyricist:
Mack David (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
writer:
David, Kramer and Whitney
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
Don Byas Quintet3:20
7Byas‐a‐Drink
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
double bass:
John Levy (on 1945-11-26)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (on 1945-11-26)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (on 1945-11-26)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-11-26)
trumpet:
Benny Harris (on 1945-11-26)
recording of:
Byas-a-Drink (on 1945-11-26)
composer:
Don Byas and Herman Lubinsky
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. and Thomas-Cole Publishing Company Inc
Don Byas Quintet2:48
8Gone With the Wind
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-11)
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1946-01-11)
double bass:
Chubby Jackson (on 1946-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer (on 1946-01-11)
guitar:
Remo Palmieri (on 1946-01-11)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1946-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-01-11)
instrumental recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1946-01-11)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Bourne Co.
Esquire All-American 1946 Award Winners4:40
9Cherokee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-05-17)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Don Byas Quartet3:04
10September Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-08-21)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (on 1946-08-21)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
Don Byas Quartet2:57
11I’ve Found a New Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-08-21)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass [bass]:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1946-08-21)
writer:
Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams
Don Byas Quartet2:41
12You Go to My Head
producer:
Bill Simon (task: supervised by)
double bass:
John Simmons (on 1946-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (on 1946-09-07)
piano:
Beryl Booker (on 1946-09-07)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-09-07)
recorded at:
Majestic Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-09-07)
instrumental recording of:
You Go to My Head (on 1946-09-07)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co., B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Don Byas Quartet2:57
13Gloria
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1946-12-04)
double bass:
Ted Sturgis (on 1946-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Buford (on 1946-12-04)
piano:
Billy Taylor (on 1946-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-12-04)
part of:
Swing (number: 0SW 438-1)
instrumental recording of:
Gloria (on 1946-12-04)
lyricist:
Claude Nougaro
composer:
Don Byas
Don Byas and His Orchestra3:10
14Body and Soul
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1947-01-06)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Jean Bouchéty (on 1947-01-06)
drums (drum set):
Oliver Buford (on 1947-01-06) and Roger Paraboschi (on 1947-01-06)
piano:
Billy Taylor (on 1947-01-06)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-01-06)
part of:
Swing (number: 0SW 447-1)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1947-01-06)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Don Byas Quartet3:03
15Tenderly
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-11-09)
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1951-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1951-11-09)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1951-11-09)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1951-11-09)
instrumental recording of:
Tenderly (on 1951-11-09)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
Don Byas et ses rythmes3:35
16Somebody Loves Me
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (on 1952-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Bill Clark (on 1952-04-10)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1952-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-04-10)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1952-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (on 1952-04-10)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Don Byas et ses rythmes2:53
17Them There Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Richie Frost (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Christian Chevallier (on 1952-07-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1952-07-18)
vibraphone:
Georges "Geo" Daly (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co., Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Limited
Don Byas et ses rythmes3:17
18Remember My Forgotten Man
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1953-11-24)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-11-24)
instrumental recording of:
Remember My Forgotten Man (on 1953-11-24)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
Don Byas et ses rythmes3:16
19Lover Man
double bass:
Pierre Michelot (on 1953-11-24)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1953-11-24)
piano:
Martial Solal (on 1953-11-24)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1953-11-24)
instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (on 1953-11-24)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
Don Byas et ses rythmes4:03
20Lover Come Back to Me
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1955-05-10)
double bass [bass]:
Pierre Michelot (on 1955-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1955-05-10)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1955-05-10)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1955-05-10)
vibraphone:
Sadi (on 1955-05-10)
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon") (on 1955-05-10)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
Don Byas et ses rythmes3:30
21Just One of Those Things
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1955-05-11)
double bass [bass]:
Pierre Michelot (on 1955-05-11)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1955-05-11)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1955-05-11)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1955-05-11)
vibraphone:
Sadi (on 1955-05-11)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1955-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
Don Byas et ses rythmes2:42