The Chronological Classics: Don Byas 1947-1951

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Tracklist

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1Quisiera saber...
accordion:
Jean Freber (on 1947-08-12)
drums (drum set):
Armand Molinetti (on 1947-08-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-08-12)
violin:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-12)
vocals:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-12)
Bernard Hilda y su orquestra3:10
2Infiniment
accordion:
Jean Freber (on 1947-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Armand Molinetti (on 1947-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-08-14)
violin:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-14)
vocals:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-14)
Bernard Hilda y su orquestra3:08
3Siempre, siempre
accordion:
Jean Freber (on 1947-08-14)
drums (drum set):
Armand Molinetti (on 1947-08-14)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-08-14)
violin:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-14)
vocals:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-14)
Bernard Hilda y su orquestra3:04
4Sonar en ti
accordion:
Jean Freber (on 1947-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Armand Molinetti (on 1947-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-08-18)
violin:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-18)
vocals:
Bernard Hilda (on 1947-08-18)
Bernard Hilda y su orquestra2:41
5Janine
alto saxophone:
George Johnson (on 1947-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-10-11)
Don Byas y las estrellas de "Ritmo y Melodia"2:49
6Byas Jump (Walking Around)
alto saxophone:
George Johnson (on 1947-10-11)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1947-10-11)
Don Byas y las estrellas de "Ritmo y Melodia"2:00
7Chicago BoogieLuis Rovira y su Orquestra3:04
8The Man I Love
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1947)
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love (in 1947)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Luis Rovira y su Orquestra3:10
9To Each His Own
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1947)
instrumental recording of:
To Each His Own (in 1947)
lyricist:
Ray Evans
composer:
Jay Livingston
Don Byas & Luis Rovira y su Orquestra2:59
10Riffin' and Jivin'
recorded in:
Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (in 1947)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1947)
recording of:
Riffin’ and Jivin’ (in 1947)
composer:
Don Byas
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
Don Byas & Luis Rovira y su Orquestra2:55
11Manana sera tardeLuis Rovira y su Orquestra2:41
12La pena de perderLuis Rovira y su Orquestra3:12
13All the Things You Are
double bass:
Jean Bouchéty (on 1949-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Paraboschi (on 1949-01-04)
piano:
Bernard Peiffer (on 1949-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1949-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1949-01-04)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Don Byas Big Four2:42
14All the Things You Are (slower version)
double bass:
Jean Bouchéty (on 1949-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Paraboschi (on 1949-01-04)
piano:
Bernard Peiffer (on 1949-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1949-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1949-01-04)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Don Byas Big Four2:47
15Yesterdays
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1949-01-04)
double bass:
Jean Bouchéty (on 1949-01-04)
drums (drum set):
Roger Paraboschi (on 1949-01-04)
piano:
Bernard Peiffer (on 1949-01-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1949-01-04)
trumpet:
Bill Coleman (on 1949-01-04)
instrumental recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1949-01-04)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
Don Byas2:32
16Summertime
double bass:
Roger Grasset (on 1950-07-04)
drums (drum set):
Claude Marty (on 1950-07-04)
guitar:
Jean-Jacques Tilché (on 1950-07-04)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1950-07-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1950-07-04)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1950-07-04)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1950-07-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Don Byas and Orchestra2:48
17Talk of the Town
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1950-07-04)
instrumental recording of:
It’s the Talk of the Town (on 1950-07-04)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg and Marty Symes
composer:
Jerry Livingston
arranger:
Ib Glindemann
Don Byas and Orchestra3:26
18StardustDon Byas and Orchestra3:17
19A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
double bass:
Roger Grasset (on 1950-07-04)
drums (drum set):
Claude Marty (on 1950-07-04)
guitar:
Jean-Jacques Tilché (on 1950-07-04)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1950-07-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1950-07-04)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1950-07-04)
instrumental recording of:
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (from “Ziegfeld Follies of 1919”) (on 1950-07-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Don Byas and Orchestra2:57
20Old Man River
double bass:
Roger Grasset (on 1950-07-04)
drums (drum set):
Claude Marty (on 1950-07-04)
guitar:
Jean-Jacques Tilché (on 1950-07-04)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1950-07-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1950-07-04)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1950-07-04)
instrumental recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1950-07-04)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Don Byas and Orchestra2:46
21Flamingo
double bass:
Roger Grasset (on 1950-07-04)
drums (drum set):
Claude Marty (on 1950-07-04)
guitar:
Jean-Jacques Tilché (on 1950-07-04)
piano:
Art Simmons (on 1950-07-04)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1950-07-04)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1950-07-04)
cover recording of:
Flamingo (on 1950-07-04)
lyricist:
Edmund Anderson
composer:
Ted Grouya
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Company and Grouya Publishing Int.
Don Byas and Orchestra2:56
22Just One of Those Things
double bass:
Roland Bianchini (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
François "Moustache" Galépidès (in 1951)
instruments:
Christian Azzi (in 1951)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1951)
trumpet:
Guy Longnon (in 1951)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (in 1951)
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)
Saratoga Jazz Hounds feat. Don Byas3:00
23Mean to MeSaratoga Jazz Hounds feat. Don Byas3:14
24Live and Love Tonite
double bass:
Roland Bianchini (in 1951)
drums (drum set):
François "Moustache" Galépidès (in 1951)
instruments:
Christian Azzi (in 1951)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1951)
trumpet:
Guy Longnon (in 1951)
instrumental recording of:
Live and Love Tonight (in 1951)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston
Saratoga Jazz Hounds feat. Don Byas3:27

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1239) (order: 748)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000225603 [info]