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Carlos Wesley " Don " Byas (October 21, 1913 – August 24, 1972) [1] 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.
Carlos Wesley " Don " Byas (21 de octubre de 1912 – 24 de agosto de 1972) fue un saxofonista tenor de jazz americano, asociado con el bebop. Tocó con Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey y Dizzy Gillespie, entre otros y también dirigió su propia banda. Vivió en Europa los últimos 26 años de su vida.
- Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas
Don Byas (born October 21, 1912, Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.—died August 24, 1972, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist whose improvising was an important step in the transition from the late swing to the early bop eras.
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Don Byas, tenor saxophone, with the Thad Jones Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, Live at the Village Vanguard, from the documentary, Homecoming. Video courtesy Milan Simich. 1970; Village Vanguard; Don...
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Biography | Don Byas. Don Byas (tenor saxophonist) was born October 21, 1912 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and passed away on August 24, 1972 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Both of Byas’ parents were musicians. His mother played the piano, and his father, the clarinet.
6 de feb. de 2021 · Don Byas was one of the most respected and recorded tenor players of the 1940’s. In that fruitful period he had few peers in the the area of prolific productivity. Byas was a masterful swing player with his own style, an advanced sense of harmony, and a confidence and adventurousness that found him hanging around the beboppers and asking to play.
