Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944 – 1946

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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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1Little White Lies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-27)
double bass:
Eddie Safranski (on 1945-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1945-06-27)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-06-27)
instrumental recording of:
Little White Lies (on 1945-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Don Byas' All Star Quintet2:51
2Deep Purple
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-27)
double bass:
Eddie Safranski (on 1945-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1945-06-27)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-06-27)
instrumental recording of:
Deep Purple (on 1945-06-27)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Don Byas' All Star Quintet3:04
3Them There Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-27)
double bass:
Eddie Safranski (on 1945-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1945-06-27)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-06-27)
instrumental recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1945-06-27)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
Don Byas' All Star Quintet3:04
4You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-06-27)
double bass:
Eddie Safranski (on 1945-06-27)
drums (drum set):
Denzil Best (on 1945-06-27)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-06-27)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-06-27)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-06-27)
instrumental recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1945-06-27)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Don Byas' All Star Quintet3:16
5Four or Five Times
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-07-18)
producer:
Tony Janak (producer, V-Disc) (task: supervised by) and George T. Simon (US jazz writer, critic & drummer) (task: supervised by)
alto saxophone:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1945-07-18)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Pfc. Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1945-07-18)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1945-07-18)
piano:
Sgt. Kenny Kersey (on 1945-07-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-07-18)
trombone:
Cpl. Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-07-18) and Trummy Young (on 1945-07-18)
trumpet:
Sgt. Buck Clayton (on 1945-07-18)
vocals:
Trummy Young (on 1945-07-18)
performer:
The Guys From V‐Discs (catch-all jazz band playing for V-Disc Records during WWII, goes by many names) (on 1945-07-18) and Trummy Young (on 1945-07-18)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1519)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1945-07-18)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
Trummy Young and the Guys From V-Discs5:13
6I Want a Little Girl
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-07-18)
producer:
Tony Janak (producer, V-Disc) (task: supervised by) and George T. Simon (US jazz writer, critic & drummer) (task: supervised by)
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-07-18)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1945-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Pfc. Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1945-07-18)
guitar:
Mike Bryan (Musician - Guitar Player) (on 1945-07-18)
piano:
Sgt. Kenny Kersey (on 1945-07-18)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-07-18)
trombone:
T/5 Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-07-18) and Trummy Young (on 1945-07-18)
trumpet:
Sgt. Buck Clayton (on 1945-07-18)
vocals:
T/5 Henry Wells (on 1945-07-18)
performer:
The Guys From V‐Discs (catch-all jazz band playing for V-Disc Records during WWII, goes by many names) (on 1945-07-18), Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-07-18) and Trummy Young (on 1945-07-18)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1563)
recording of:
I Want a Little Girl (on 1945-07-18)
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Henry Wells, Trummy Young and the Guys From V-Discs5:26
7Three O’ Clock in the Morning
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-08-30)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-08-30)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1945-08-30)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-08-30)
instrumental recording of:
Three O'Clock in the Morning (on 1945-08-30)
composer:
Julian Robledo
Don Byas Quartet3:01
8One O’ Clock Jump
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-08-30)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-08-30)
drums (drum set):
‘Doc’ West (on 1945-08-30)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-08-30)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1945-08-30)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Don Byas Quartet2:47
9Harvard Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-08-30)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Harold 'Doc' West (on 1945-08-30)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-08-30)
recording of:
Harvard Blues (on 1945-08-30)
lyricist:
George Frazier
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Tab Smith
publisher:
Chappell Paris
Don Byas Quartet3:09
10Slam-in’ Around
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-08-30)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-08-30)
drums (drum set):
Harold 'Doc' West (on 1945-08-30)
piano:
Erroll Garner (on 1945-08-30)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-08-30)
recording of:
Slam-in' Around (on 1945-08-30)
composer:
Don Byas
Don Byas Quartet2:46
11A Woman Gets Tired of One Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1945)
producer:
Ben Bart (agent / producer) (task: possibly supervised by)
electric guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1945)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945)
vocals:
George Williams (vaudeville artist, recorded with Bessie Brown) (in 1945)
recording of:
A Woman Gets Tired of One Man All of the Time (in 1945)
writer:
Charles H. Booker (1920s songwriter)
George Williams and Orchestra2:55
12Don’t Care Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1945)
producer:
Ben Bart (agent / producer) (task: possibly supervised by)
electric guitar:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1945)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945)
vocals:
George Williams (vaudeville artist, recorded with Bessie Brown) (in 1945)
recording of:
Don’t Care Blues (in 1945)
composer:
Perry Bradford
George Williams and Orchestra2:50
13Laura
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-06)
producer:
Bill Simon (music critic, songwriter, and producer) (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-09-06)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-06)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-06)
instrumental recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1945-09-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
The Don Byas Quartet2:49
14Star Dust
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-06)
producer:
Bill Simon (music critic, songwriter, and producer) (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-09-06)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-06)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-06)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1945-09-06)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
The Don Byas Quartet3:05
15Slam, Don’t Shake Like That
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-06)
producer:
Bill Simon (music critic, songwriter, and producer) (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-09-06)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-06)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-06)
recording of:
Slam, Don’t Shake Like That
composer:
Don Byas and Slam Stewart
The Don Byas Quartet3:03
16Dark Eyes
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-06)
producer:
Bill Simon (music critic, songwriter, and producer) (task: supervised by)
double bass:
Slam Stewart (on 1945-09-06)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-06)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-06)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-06)
instrumental recording of:
Dark Eyes (with English lyrics) (on 1945-09-06)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Florian Hermann (composer)
translated version of:
Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes, original version by Y. Hrebinka)
The Don Byas Quartet3:01
17The Lady in Debt
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-07)
producer:
Don Gabor (producer) (task: possibly supervised by)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-09)
drums (drum set):
Buford Oliver (in 1945-09)
piano:
Rufus Webster (in 1945-09)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-09) and Ben Webster (in 1945-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (in 1945-09), Benny Morton (in 1945-09) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (in 1945-09)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (in 1945-09) and Hot Lips Page (in 1945-09)
recording of:
The Lady in Debt (on 1945-09-07)
composer:
Leonard Feather
Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra2:28
18They Raided the Joint
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-07)
producer:
Don Gabor (producer) (task: possibly supervised by)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-09)
drums (drum set):
Buford Oliver (in 1945-09)
piano:
Rufus Webster (in 1945-09)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-09) and Ben Webster (in 1945-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (in 1945-09), Benny Morton (in 1945-09) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (in 1945-09)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (in 1945-09) and Hot Lips Page (in 1945-09)
vocals:
Hot Lips Page (in 1945-09)
recording of:
They Raided the Joint (in 1945-09)
composer:
David Roy Eldridge and Oran Page
publisher:
Twenty-Eighth Street Music
Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra2:58
19Willie Mae Willow Foot
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-07)
producer:
Don Gabor (producer) (task: possibly supervised by)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-09)
drums (drum set):
Buford Oliver (in 1945-09)
piano:
Rufus Webster (in 1945-09)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-09) and Ben Webster (in 1945-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (in 1945-09), Benny Morton (in 1945-09) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (in 1945-09)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (in 1945-09) and Hot Lips Page (in 1945-09)
vocals:
Hot Lips Page (in 1945-09)
recording of:
Willie Mae Willow Foot
composer:
Oran Page
publisher:
Twenty-Eighth Street Music
Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra2:46
20Race Horse Mama Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-07)
producer:
Don Gabor (producer) (task: possibly supervised by)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (in 1945-09)
drums (drum set):
Buford Oliver (in 1945-09)
piano:
Rufus Webster (in 1945-09)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (in 1945-09) and Ben Webster (in 1945-09)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (in 1945-09), Benny Morton (in 1945-09) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (in 1945-09)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (in 1945-09) and Hot Lips Page (in 1945-09)
Hot Lips Page and His Orchestra2:41
21Embraceable You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-09-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-12)
instrumental recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1945-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
The Don Byas Quartet3:02
22The Sheik of Araby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-09-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-12)
instrumental recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1945-09-12)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
The Don Byas Quartet3:08
23Super Session
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-09-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-12)
recording of:
Super Session
composer:
Don Byas
The Don Byas Quartet3:00
24Melody in Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-09-12)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1945-09-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1945-09-12)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1945-09-12)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas (on 1945-09-12)
recording of:
Melody in Swing (on 1945-09-12)
composer:
Sid Catlett and Tiny Grimes (US jazz/R&B guitarist)
The Don Byas Quartet3:21
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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]