Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

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

Annotation

78 transfers by Nancy Conforti and Andreas Meyer. Lacquer transfers by Andreas Meyer. Transfers from the original discs of the Timme Rosenkrantz collection by Nils Winther (information from main booklet, page 38). There are a few major mismatches between track timings listed in the release booklets and the timings on the CDs: CD 2, track 20: 3:30 on CD, 3:02 in booklet. CD 5, track 1: 8:54 on CD, 15:15 in booklet. CD 5, track 6: 7:09 on CD, 16:54 in booklet. The CD 5 recordings arose from a lacquer disc recording machine running at slower than normal 78 rpm speed, so the actual timings of 7 to 9 minutes make sense for a single lacquer disc runnng at half speed. Page 14 of the release booklet shows an image of a single lacquer disc for “Tea for Two” (CD 5, track 6).

Annotation last modified on 2024-07-13 12:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hurricane Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1945-11)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-11)
clarinet:
Eddie Barefield (in 1945-11)
double bass [bass]:
Al Hall (in 1945-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (in 1945-11)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (in 1945-11)
piano:
Ed Finkel (in 1945-11)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-11) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (in 1945-11)
trombone:
Claude Jones (in 1945-11) and Benny Morton (in 1945-11)
trumpet:
Benny Harris (in 1945-11), Roger Jones (swing-era trumpeter) (in 1945-11) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (in 1945-11)
vocals:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-11)
arranger:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
recording of:
Hurricane Blues (in 1945-11)
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Earl Bostic and his Orchestra3:13
2All On
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1945-11)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-11)
clarinet:
Eddie Barefield (in 1945-11)
double bass [bass]:
Al Hall (in 1945-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (in 1945-11)
electric guitar [guitar]:
Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist) (in 1945-11)
piano:
Ed Finkel (in 1945-11)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-11) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (in 1945-11)
trombone:
Claude Jones (in 1945-11) and Benny Morton (in 1945-11)
trumpet:
Benny Harris (in 1945-11), Roger Jones (swing-era trumpeter) (in 1945-11) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (in 1945-11)
arranger:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
recording of:
All On
composer:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist)
Earl Bostic and his Orchestra3:15
3I Don’t Know Why
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
I Don’t Know Why (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
Don Byas Quartette3:02
4London‐Donnie
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
celesta and piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
Danny Boy (on 1946-05-17)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Don Byas Quartet2:54
5Old Folks
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
Old Folks (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Don Byas Quartet3:05
6Cherokee
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 (jazz drummer) (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. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Don Byas Quartette3:03
7September in the Rain
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 (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Don Byas Quartette3:00
8Living My Life
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
recording of:
Living My Life
composer:
Don Byas
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
Don Byas Quartette2:59
9To Each His Own
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
To Each His Own (on 1946-08-21)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
Don Byas Quartette3:00
10They Say It’s Wonderful
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1946-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Don Byas Quartet2:29
11Cynthia’s in Love
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
Cynthia’s in Love (on 1946-08-21)
writer:
Billy Gish, Jack Owens (singer/songwriter "The Cruising Crooner") and Earl White (US songwriter)
Don Byas Quartet2:52
12September 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 (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (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 (composer)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
Don Byas Quartet2:59
13St. Louis Blues
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1946-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1946-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Don Byas Quartet3:02
14I 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 (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (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 (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Don Byas Quartet2:43
15Marie
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 (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
Marie (on 1946-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Don Byas Quartet3:00
16I Don’t Know Why (alt)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
Don Byas Quartette3:02
17Danny Boy (London‐Donnie) (alt)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
celesta and piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
Danny Boy (on 1946-05-17)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Don Byas Quartet3:05
18Cherokee (alt #1)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (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. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Don Byas Quartette2:54
19Cherokee (BD #1)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
partial instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Don Byas Quartette2:09
20Cherokee (BD #2)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
partial instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Don Byas Quartette1:33
21Cherokee (alt #2)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (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. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Don Byas Quartette3:12
22September in the Rain (BD #1)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
partial instrumental recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Don Byas Quartette3:18
23September in the Rain (BD #2)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
partial instrumental recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Don Byas Quartette1:58
24September in the Rain (alt)
producer:
Teddy Reig (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Frank Skeete (on 1946-05-17)
drums (drum set):
Fred Radcliffe (jazz drummer) (on 1946-05-17)
piano:
Teddy Brannon (on 1946-05-17)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-05-17)
instrumental recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1946-05-17)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
Don Byas Quartette2:45
25September Song (alt)
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 (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1946-08-21)
piano:
Sanford Gold (on 1946-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1946-08-21)
instrumental recording of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Chappell & Co. (in 1938), TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp. (in 1938) and Crawford Music Corp. (on 1938-09-24)
part of:
Knickerbocker Holiday (Kurt Weill musical)
Don Byas Quartet2:54
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Credits

Release

liner notes:Loren Schoenberg
Scott Wenzel
executive producer:Michael Cuscuna
producer:Scott Wenzel (task: produced for release)
mastering:Andreas Meyer (US sound engineer)
transferrer:Andreas Meyer (US sound engineer)
Nancy Conforti
Nils Winther
transferred at:SteepleChase Studio in Denmark
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/29130643 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.mosaicrecords.com/product/classic-don-byas-sessions/ [info]
discography entry:https://www.mosaicrecords.com/product/classic-don-byas-sessions/ [info]