Jazz in Paris: Laura

~ Release by Don Byas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded July 4, 1950 (tracks 1, 5-7, 18), April 19, 1951 (tracks 2-4, 8-10) and April 10, 1952 (tracks 11-16) at the Pathé Pelouze studio in Paris.
Reissue of the Blue Star 10" LP 6802 (tracks 1-10) and 6805 (tracks 11-18).

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Summertime
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)
2:51
2Night and Day
double bass:
Jacques "Popof" Medvedko (on 1951-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1951-04-19)
guitar:
Jean-Pierre Sasson (on 1951-04-19)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1951-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1951-04-19)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1951-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
2:37
3Easy to Love
double bass:
Jacques "Popof" Medvedko (on 1951-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1951-04-19)
guitar:
Jean-Pierre Sasson (on 1951-04-19)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1951-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1951-04-19)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1951-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
2:59
4Where or When
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-04-19)
double bass:
Jacques "Popof" Medvedko (on 1951-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1951-04-19)
guitar:
Jean-Pierre Sasson (on 1951-04-19)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1951-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1951-04-19)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1951-04-19)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
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
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
2:39
5Flamingo
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.
2:58
6Stardust3:19
7Old 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
2:50
8The Man I Love
double bass:
Jacques "Popof" Medvedko (on 1951-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1951-04-19)
guitar:
Jean-Pierre Sasson (on 1951-04-19)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1951-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1951-04-19)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1951-04-19)
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)
2:45
9Georgia on My Mind
double bass:
Jacques "Popof" Medvedko (on 1951-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Benny Bennet (on 1951-04-19)
guitar:
Jean-Pierre Sasson (on 1951-04-19)
piano:
Maurice Vander (on 1951-04-19)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1951-04-19)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé-Pelouze in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1951-04-19)
instrumental recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1951-04-19)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation, Peermusic III, Ltd., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
2:54
10Over the Rainbow2:52
11Laura
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:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1952-04-10)
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)
4:16
12Somebody 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)
2:54
13Old Folks at Home
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:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (on 1952-04-10)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
3:20
14Riviera Blues (Blues à la Don)
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)
2:40
15Smoke Gets in Your Eyes2:58
16I Cover the Waterfront
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:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1952-04-10)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
4:07
17It's the Talk 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
3:28
18A 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
2:57

Credits

Release group

part of:Jazz in Paris (number: 21) (order: 22)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000661956 [info]