Don Byas

Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1913 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led his own band. He lived in Europe for the last 26 years of his life.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 21, 1912 (Muskogee), Died August 24, 1972 (Amsterdam)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1944

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	28617	10-in.	9/12/1940	I'm all for you	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Columbia	28618	10-in.	9/12/1940	I hear music	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Columbia	28619	10-in.	9/12/1940	The same old story	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Columbia	28620	10-in.	9/12/1940	Practice makes perfect	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65188	10-in.	3/16/1939	You set me on fire	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65189	10-in.	3/16/1939	I'll never learn	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65190	10-in.	3/16/1939	Close to five	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65191	10-in.	3/16/1939	Floyd's guitar blues-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65249	10-in.	3/23/1939	(I wanna go where you go) Then I'll be happy	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65250	10-in.	3/23/1939	S'posin'	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65251	10-in.	3/23/1939	I'll never fail you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	65252	10-in.	3/23/1939	Why don't I get wise to myself	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	66877	10-in.	11/15/1939	I'm getting nowhere with you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	66878	10-in.	11/15/1939	I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	66879	10-in.	11/15/1939	Please don't talk about me when I'm gone	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	66880	10-in.	11/15/1939	Big Jim blues-1	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	67010	10-in.	1/2/1940	Wham (Wham-re-bop-boom-bam)	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	67011	10-in.	1/2/1940	Love is the thing	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	67012	10-in.	1/2/1940	Why go on pretending ?	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	67013	10-in.	1/2/1940	It always will be you	Andy Kirk ; Twelve Clouds of Joy		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	68332	10-in.	11/11/1940	627 stomp	Pete Johnson's Band		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	68333	10-in.	11/11/1940	Piney Brown blues	Pete Johnson's Band ; Joe Turner		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	68334	10-in.	11/11/1940	Lafayette	Hot Lips Page Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	68335	10-in.	11/11/1940	South	Hot Lips Page Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	68435	10-in.	12/3/1940	Harlem rhumbain' the blues	Hot Lips Page and his Band		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Decca	68436	10-in.	12/3/1940	No matter where you are	Hot Lips Page and his Band		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	SRC 154	10-in.	12/4/1944	Let me call you sweetheart	Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	SRC 155	10-in.	12/4/1944	Lame brain	Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	SRC 156	10-in.	12/4/1944	Please, please, please	Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	SRC 157	10-in.	12/4/1944	Fla gala pa	Trummy Young Orchestra ; Trummy Young		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	RHT-1	10-in.	5/2/1944	How high the moon	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	RHT-2	10-in.	5/2/1944	Sarcastic day	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	RHT-3	10-in.	5/2/1944	Them there eyes	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone
Signature	RHT-4	10-in.	5/2/1944	Penthouse serenade	Eddie Heywood Orchestra		instrumentalist, tenor saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byas, Don," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103408.

Byas, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103408.

"Byas, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.